The parenthetical prayers of Nehemiah form one of the most striking characteristics of his history. Here we have the first. Other examples are Nehemiah 5:19; Nehemiah 6:9, Nehemiah 6:14; Nehemiah 13:14, Nehemiah 13:22, Nehemiah 13:29, Nehemiah 13:31.
Related Commentaries of Nehemiah 4:4
Nehemiah 4:4
4 Hear, O our God; for we are despised:b and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity: