Charles Ellicott Commentary Acts 4:29

"And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness," — Acts 4:29 (ASV)

And now, Lord, behold their threatenings.—The context shows that the prayer of the Church is addressed to the Father. The Apostles, who had shown boldness of speech (Acts 4:13), pray, as conscious of their natural weakness, for a yet further bestowal of that gift, as it was now needed more than ever, both for themselves and the whole community.