Daniel 9:17

Translations

Modern

So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary.

Traditional

Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.

Literal

And now, listen, our God, to the prayer of Your servant and to his supplications, and cause to shine Your face on Your sanctuary that is desolate—for the sake of the Lord!

Latin

Nunc ergo exaudi, Deus noster, orationem servi tui, et preces ejus: et ostende faciem tuam super sanctuarium tuum, quod desertum est propter temetipsum.

Original

Hebrew

English

So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary.

Notes

Daniel 9:17

For Your sake: This means for God's honor (Daniel 9:19).

Daniel 9:15–19

Daniel pleaded with God to save his people and end the exile in Babylon. He depended on God's mercy and God's wish to honor his name. Daniel’s prayer is one of the great intercessory prayers in which someone speaks to God on behalf of the people in the Old Testament (see also Exodus 32:11–14; Ezra 9:1–15; Nehemiah 9:1–37).

Daniel 9:1–19

Daniel prayed for his people, knowing that Jerusalem's seventy years of desolation were about to end. His prayer is similar to those of:

Solomon (1 Kings 8:14–61),
Ezra (Ezra 9), and
Nehemiah (Nehemiah 9).

God answered Daniel's prayer quickly (see study note on Daniel 9:19; see also Daniel 9:20–27).

Theme notes and profiles

Daniel Apocalyptic Literature Community Responsibility: Achan’s Sin God Works through Prayer What Is Good

Events

Prophecies of Danielc. 606 BC

Related verses

Psalm 80:19
Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
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…because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate, patrolled by foxes.
Psalm 80:3
Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
Psalm 80:7
Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
2 Corinthians 1:20
For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.
Revelation 21:23
And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
Psalm 4:6
Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
Psalm 119:135
Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.
Psalm 80:1
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
Daniel 9:19
O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.”
Numbers 6:23–26
“Tell Aaron and his sons: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
John 16:24
Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Apocalyptic Assumption of Moses Book of Daniel Book of Jeremiah Daniel (Person) Daniel, Additions to Jeremiah (Person) Mercy

Topics

Church: Sanctuary Intercession: Exemplified Intercessory Prayer: Daniel Nation: Prayer For Prayer: Importunity In Private Prayer: Daniel Prophets: Inspiration of

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