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The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:4

And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confession, and maid, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments. The versions do not call for remark. The first clause is somewhat of a repetition of the end of the previous verse, and may thus be the indication of there having been two recensions; at the same time, the Oriental style allows greater repetition and redundancy than in Western countries would be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 9:5

We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments. While otherwise close, neither of the Greek versions retains the change of construction before the last clause, which is exhibited in the English versions. The Peshitta fails in this way ale, but uses participles all through. This verso has a strong resemblance to Nehemiah 1:6 , Nehemiah 1:7 , only in Nehemiah there is more elaboration and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 9:4

And I prayed unto the Lord my God - Evidently a set and formal prayer. It would seem probable that; he offered this prayer, and then re corded the substance of it afterward. We have no reason to suppose that we have the whole of it, but we have doubtless its principal topics.And made my confession - Not as an individual, or not of his own sins only, but a confession in behalf of the people, and in their name. There is no reason to suppose that what he here says did “not” express their feelings.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 9:5

We have sinned - Though Daniel was alone, he spake in the name of the people in general - doubtless recounting the long series of crimes in the nation which had preceded the captivity, and which were the cause of the ruin of the city and temple.And have committed iniquity ... - These varied forms of expression are designed to give “intensity” to what he says. It is equivalent to saying that they had sinned in every way possible. The mind, in a state of true repentance, dwells on its sins, and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 9:4

Daniel 9:4. I prayed unto the Lord my God Daniel could approach God with confidence, knowing him to be his God in covenant, his reconciled God and Father. Observe, reader, we must know God to be our God, if we would pray in faith, and with success, when we apply to him for any blessing. And made my confession Both acknowledging his justice and holiness, and my own and my people’s iniquity. The more pious men are, and the better they are acquainted with themselves and God, the greater is... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 9:5

Daniel 9:5. We have sinned, and have committed iniquity Daniel uses the same confession here that is prescribed, in Solomon’s consecration prayer, to be used by the Jews in the land of their captivity; with a promise subjoined, of a favourable answer that God would make to their supplications presented to him on such an occasion: see the margin. And being one of the Jewish nation, he speaks of their sins as his own; and, though certainly a most holy man, puts himself among the greatest... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:1-23

Daniel’s prayer (9:1-23)Persia conquered Babylon in 539 BC and Darius was placed in charge of the newly conquered territory (see 5:31). The Jews’ seventy years captivity in Babylon, which Jeremiah had predicted, was now almost complete, and Daniel looked for their return to their homeland (9:1-2; see Jeremiah 29:10). But he knew that repentance was necessary if they were to enjoy God’s blessing, and therefore he came to God in prayer on behalf of his people (3).Casting himself and his people... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 9:4

prayed . Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:40 ). App-92 . my God . Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . O LORD*, the great, &c . Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 20:6 ; Exodus 34:6 , Exodus 34:7 . Numbers 14:18 . Deuteronomy 7:9 ). App-92 . GOD . Hebrew El App-4 . the covenant. Note the Art. = the covenant [made of old]. mercy = the lovingkindness or grace [promised therein]. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 20:6 ; Exodus 34:6 , Exodus 34:7 ). App-92 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 9:5

We . Note that Daniel associates himself with his People. Compare Nehemiah 1:0 ; and Dan 9:33-38 . Ezra 9:5-15 . wickedly = lawlessly. Hebrew. rasha, App-44 . rebelled = revolted. Hebrew. marad. Usually of revolt against Deity or royalty. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Daniel 9:4

Daniel 9:4. O Lord, the great and dreadful God— The emphatic ה is used before each of the epithets that follow, "the God, the great, the dreadful." This prayer, which is occasioned by the greatest and most sincere concern for the captive Jews, is the result also of the deepest humiliation, and expressive of the strongest energies and most earnest affections. Jeremiah, at chap. Jer 29:12 had informed the people, that if they prayed and sought the Lord in their foreign land, they should be heard;... read more