Daniel 9:17

Daniel 9:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy, and for your own sake, O Lord, make your face to shine upon your sanctuary, which is desolate.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now therefore, our God, hear the prayer of Your servant, and his supplications, and for the Lord’s sake cause Your face to shine on Your sanctuary, which is desolate.

Context of Daniel 9:17

15“And now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand and who made for Yourself a name, as it is today—we have sinned, we have been wicked. 16O Lord, in accordance with all Your righteous and just acts, please let Your anger and Your wrath turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain. Because of our sins and the wickedness of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become an object of scorn and a contemptuous byword to all who are around us. Now therefore, our God, listen to (heed) the prayer of Your servant (Daniel) and his supplications, and for Your own sake let Your face shine on Your desolate sanctuary. 18O my God, incline Your ear and hear; open Your eyes and look at our desolations and the city which is called by Your name; for we are not presenting our supplications before You because of our own merits and righteousness, but because of Your great mercy and compassion. 19O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and take action! Do not delay, for Your own sake, O my God, because Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”

Daniel 9:17 word by word

וְעַתָּ֣ה׀ שְׁמַ֣ע אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ אֶל־תְּפִלַּ֤ת עַבְדְּךָ֙ וְאֶל־תַּ֣חֲנוּנָ֔יו וְהָאֵ֣ר פָּנֶ֔יךָ עַל־מִקְדָּשְׁךָ֖ הַשָּׁמֵ֑ם לְמַ֖עַן אֲדֹנָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now therefore, O our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• the prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• of thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• and his supplicationsתַּחֲנוּןtachănûn tachănûnâh · supplicationH8469
• and cause thy faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• to shineאוֹר'ôr · to lightH215
• upon thy sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
• that is desolateשָׁמֵםshâmêm · devastatedH8076
• for the Lord’sאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136

Cross-references for Daniel 9:17

• Numbers 6:23“Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the way you shall bless the Israelites. Say to them:
• Psalms 4:6Many are saying, “Oh, that we might see some good!” Lift up the light of Your face upon us, O Lord.
• Psalms 67:1God be gracious and kind-hearted to us and bless us, And make His face shine [with favor] on us— Selah.
• Psalms 80:1Hear us O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned above the cherubim [of the ark of the covenant], shine forth!
• Psalms 119:135Make Your face shine [with pleasure] upon Your servant, And teach me Your statutes.
• Revelation 21:23And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon to give light to it, for the glory (splendor, radiance) of God has illumined it, and the Lamb is its lamp and light.
• Lamentations 5:18As for Mount Zion, which lies desolate, Foxes and the jackals prowl over it.
• Daniel 9:19O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and take action! Do not delay, for Your own sake, O my God, because Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”
• John 16:24Until now you have not asked [the Father] for anything in My name; but now ask and keep on asking and you will receive, so that your joy may be full and complete.
• 2 Corinthians 1:20For as many as are the promises of God, in Christ they are [all answered] “Yes.” So through Him we say our “Amen” to the glory of God.

Commentaries on Daniel 9:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17And cause thy face to shine - Give us proof that thou art reconciled to us.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Now, therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant - In behalf of the people. He pleaded for his people and country, and earnestly entreated the Lord to be merciful. His argument is based on the confession of sin; on the character of God; on the condition of the city and temple; on the former Divine interpositions in behalf of the people; and by all these considerations, he pleads with God to have mercy upon his people and land. And cause thy face…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-19Verses 4-19 In every prayer we must make confession, not only of the sins we have been guilty of, but of our faith in God, and dependence upon him, our sorrow for sin, and our resolutions against it. It must be our confession, the language of our convictions. Here is Daniel's humble, serious, devout address to God; in which he gives glory to him as a God to be feared, and as a God to be trusted. We should, in prayer, look both at God's greatness and his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17For Your sake: This means for God's honor (Daniel 9:19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. cause thy face to shine--metaphor from the sun, which gladdens all that it beams upon (Nu 6:25; Mal 4:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 9:17

• Church
• Intercession
• Nation
• Prayer
• Prophets

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Commentaries on Daniel 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings