LORD. Jehovah. See App-4.
GOD. Hebrew. 'El (with Art.) See App-4.
keepeth covenant. Nehemiah goes back to the language of the Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 7:9).
observe. keep. Compare Exodus 20:6; Exodus 34:6; Exodus 34:7.
Related Commentaries of Nehemiah 1:5
Nehemiah 1:5
5 And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments: