Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
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Interpretation
The hindering good work is what bad men aim at, and promise themselves success in; but good work is God's work, and it shall prosper. God has many ways of bringing to light, and so of bringing to nought, the devices and designs of his church's enemies.
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This thought runs through Nehemiah 4:9-12.