25 Then I fell down before the Lord [a]forty days, and forty nights, as I fell down before, because the Lord had said that he would destroy you.

26 And I prayed unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, whom thou hast brought out of Egypt by a mighty hand.

27 [b]Remember thy servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: look not to the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin,

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 9:25 Whereby is signified that God requireth earnest continuance in prayer.
  2. Deuteronomy 9:27 The godly in their prayers ground on God’s promise, and confess their sins.

25 I lay prostrate before the Lord those forty days and forty nights(A) because the Lord had said he would destroy you.(B) 26 I prayed to the Lord and said, “Sovereign Lord, do not destroy your people,(C) your own inheritance(D) that you redeemed(E) by your great power and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand.(F) 27 Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Overlook the stubbornness(G) of this people, their wickedness and their sin.

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