Daniel 9:4-8 NVIPT

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 9:4

And I prayed unto the Lord my God ,.... Not to idols, nor to angels or saints departed; but to the Lord God of heaven and earth, who is omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, &c.;: a God hearing and answering prayer; and to whom he directed his prayer, not only as the God of nature and providence, but as his own covenant God and Father; thereby encouraging his faith in him, and using his interest with him: and made my confession; of his own sins, and of the sins of his people; of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:5

We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled ,.... Some think there is a gradation in these words; that they had committed some sins through error and ignorance; others through infirmity and obliquity, or in the perverseness of their spirits, and the crookedness of their ways; and others wilfully and in malice, in the wickedness of their hearts; and others were open acts of hostility against God, casting off his yoke, and refusing obedience to him,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:6

Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets ,.... To their explanations of the laws and judgments of God; to their admonitions, reproofs, and counsels; these they did not attentively listen to, nor give credit to them, nor yield obedience to them; but despised and rejected them, though they were the true prophets and servants of the Lord; such as Hosea, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and others: which spake in thy name ; they came by the authority of God, being sent by him; they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:7

O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee ,.... It is essential to him, it is his nature, and appears in all his works; he is perfectly pure, holy, and righteous; he is just, and without iniquity; and there is no unrighteousness in him, nor any to be charged upon him, on account of anything done by him: punitive justice belongs to him; nor is he to be complained of because of his judgments, which are righteous altogether; nor had the prophet, or any of his countrymen, just reason to complain... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:8

O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face ,.... Which is repeated, to show how much the mind of the prophet was affected with it, and to fix a sense of it in the minds of others; as well as to suggest that he wanted words fully to express that shame that everyone ought to take to themselves; and also in order to introduce what follows, and that to observe that all ranks and degrees of men were concerned in it: to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 9:4

Keeping the covenant - Fidelity and truth are characteristics of God. He had never yet broken his engagements to his followers, and was ever showing mercy to men. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 9:7

All Israel, that are near, and that are far off - He prays both for Judah and Israel. The latter were more dispersed, and had been much longer in captivity. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 9:4

Verse 4 Here Daniel relates the substance of his prayer. He says, He prayed and confessed before God The greatest part of this prayer is an entreaty that God would pardon his people. Whenever we ask for pardon, the testimony of repentance ought to precede our request. For God announces that he will be propitious and easily entreated when men seriously and heartily repent. (Isaiah 58:9.) Thus confession of guilt is one method of obtaining pardon; and for this reason Daniel fills up the greater... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 9:5

Verse 5 Daniel here continues his confession of sin. As we have already stated, he ought to begin here, because we must remark in general the impossibility of our pleasing God by our prayers, unless we approach him as criminals, and repose all our hopes on his mercy. But there was a special reason for the extraordinary nature of the Prophet’s prayers, and his use of fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. This was the usual method of confession by which Daniel united himself with the rest of the people,... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 9:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 9:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 9:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 9:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 9:5

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