From the creation of heaven and earth ... through all the miracles during the 40-years of wandering through the desert ... to where they were now, the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the temple ... with the final line of the prayer saying,
Nehemiah 9:38
"And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal to it"
We need to follow this example in our own lives ... and look at all God has done through our lives ... and know that "because of this ...", He is our faithful, gracious and loving God that even in our disobedience, He is faithful ... even more so as Jesus now stands at our side.