Nehemiah 2:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven. 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.