Now strengthen my hands.

Nehemiah 6:1-14
Rebuilding status: There is not a gap of the wall was left in it, and had not set door in the gates.
Enemies sent four time letter to Nehemiah,"Come,let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono." Nehemiah reply them "I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to you?"
Even sent his aide to Nehemiah with letter that accused his plotting to revolt. Nehemiah sent him and reply:"Nothing like what you are saying is happening; you are just making it up out of your head."
Nehemiah knew they were trying to frighten us, thinking, "Their hands will get too weak for the work and it will not be completed.". But he prayed, " Now strengthen my hands."
Even the prophetess Noadiah and the rest of the prophets who have been trying to intimidate恐嚇 Nehemiah. Nehemiah did not trust them and did not afraid them, "Should a man like me go into the temple to save his life? I will not go!"
The opposition realize that their only chance of stopping the work is to get rid of Nehemiah. Their strategy are 1) persuade him to leave Jerusalem for talks 2)blackmail 3)intimidation.
Why?
Only priests were allowed into the temple itself. This was an invitation, playing on fear, to break the law.
Ono is some 40km/24 miles north-west of Jerusalem.
Nehemiah refused to leave Jerusalem away from his work, reject the accuse of blackmail, he doesn't enter the temple to against the law. Keep his reputation.
One more thing that he prayed to the Lord, "Now strengthen my hands."
How?
O, Lord, strengthen my hands, let me have good witness before I leave US. Facing to the false accusation, reject it directly.