God saith concerning his church (Isa. 62:6), I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem ! This is Nehemiah’s care here; for dead walls, without living watchmen, are but a poor defence to a city. I. He appointed the porters, singers, and Levites , in their places to their work. This is meant of their work in general, which was to attend the temple service; it had been neglected in some degree,...