Daniel 9:13-19

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 9:4-19

We have here Daniel's prayer to God as his God, and the confession which he joined with that prayer: I prayed, and made my confession. Note, In every prayer we must make confession, not only of the sins we have been guilty of (which we commonly call confession), but of our faith in God and dependence upon him, our sorrow for sin and our resolutions against it. It must be our confession, must be the language of our own convictions and that which we ourselves do heartily subscribe to. Let us go... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:13

As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us ,.... As it is there threatened it should, and as it is there foretold it would come upon them, so it has; even the selfsame things, in the same manner, and with the same circumstances, as there foretold; which is a proof of the omniscience, omnipotence, and faithfulness of God, and an evidence of the truth of divine revelation; see Leviticus 26:1 , yet made we not our prayer before the Lord our God ; during the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:14

Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us ,.... The evil of punishment; he watched the fit and proper time to bring it upon them; indeed, he watches over the evil of sin, to bring upon men the evil of chastisement or punishment, Job 14:16 , but the latter is here meant; see Jeremiah 31:28 , the word used has the signification of hastening; and so Jarchi and Saadiah explain it, "he hath hastened" F8 ישקוד "festinavit", Paguinus, Vatablus. : the almond... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:15

And now, O Lord our God ,.... The Lord of the whole earth in general, the sovereign Ruler of the universe, and the God of Israel in a special and peculiar manner; which is used to encourage faith in prayer, and carries in it a tacit argument or plea with God to be heard, in what he was about to say in behalf of Israel; and to which purpose also is the following description of God, from an ancient benefit he had granted to that people: that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:16

O Lord, according to all thy righteousness ,.... Or "righteousnesses" F9 צדקותיך "justitias tuas", Vatablus, Calvin, Gejerus, Cocceius, Michaelis. ; which he had been used to exercise in the world, in all ages of it; either punishing wicked men according to their deserts, to which respect may be had here; since turning away wrath from his people would issue in turning it upon their enemies, which would be in righteous judgment or in fulfilling his promises; and so it signifies his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:17

Now therefore, O our God ,.... This being our miserable case, and the seventy years' captivity being at an end, and thou still our covenant God, whom we profess and worship: hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications ; which he had put up in an humble manner, consisting of various petitions for grace and mercy before expressed: and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate ; the temple; its walls demolished, its altars thrown down, and the whole in ruins;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:18

O my God, incline thine ear, and hear ,.... The petitions now put up, for Christ's sake: open thine eyes, and behold our desolations ; the city and temple a heap of rubbish, and the whole land forsaken of its inhabitants, and lying waste and uncultivated, or, however, at most possessed by enemies; and things being thus, it seemed as if the Lord shut his eyes to them, and therefore is desired to open them, and look with pity and compassion on the case of his people, and deliver them out... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:19

O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive ,.... That is, hear the prayers and supplications that have been presented, and forgive the sins that have been confessed; show both, by removing present calamities, and restoring to former prosperity and privileges: O Lord, hearken, and do ; not only listen to what has been said, and give an answer by speaking, but work salvation and deliverance: defer not, for thine own sake, O my God ; these words seem to be directed to Christ the Son of God, and who... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 9:14

The Lord watched upon the evil - In consequence of our manifold rebellions he hath now watched for an opportunity to bring these calamities upon us. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 9:17

And cause thy face to shine - Give us proof that thou art reconciled to us. read more

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