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Adam Clarke, on Neh 2:4
Adam Clarke · 1762–1832
Neh 2:4 · Douay-Rheims
“Then the king said to me: For what dost thou make request? And I prayed to the God of heaven,”
On this verse:
“So I prayed to the God of heaven - Before he dared to prefer his request to the king, he made his prayer to God, that his suit might be acceptable: and this he does by mental prayer. To the spirit of prayer every place is a praying place.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.