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

15Our Lord God, you used your great power to bring your people safely out of Egypt. You are still famous today because of what you did then. We know that we have done things that are wrong and wicked. 16Our Lord, please stop being angry with us. Stop punishing your own city, Jerusalem, your holy mountain. Because of our sins and the evil things that our ancestors did, other people insult us. All the people who live near us laugh at Jerusalem and your people. So please do what is right, as you always do. Our God, please accept my prayer. Please do what I have asked for. Your temple is now a heap of stones. Please bless it again, so that people will know that you are great. 18Listen to us, my God. Our towns have become heaps of stones. See what has happened to the city that belongs to you. We do not ask you to do this because we are righteous people. We ask you because you are very kind. 19Lord, please listen! Lord, please forgive us. Lord, please do what we have asked you to do. My God, please do it quickly, so that people give you honour. Help your city and your people who belong to you.’

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‘Tell Aaron and his sons to use these words when they ask me to bless the Israelites.
• Psalms 4:6Many people say, ‘Will anyone do a good thing for us?’ Lord, let your face smile on us.
• Psalms 67:1God, please be kind to us and bless us. Look at us with a smile on your face. Selah.
• Psalms 80:1Shepherd of Israel, listen to us! You lead us, Joseph's family, as your sheep. God, you sit on your throne as king, above the cherubs. Show everyone your bright glory!
• Psalms 119:135Show a kind face to me, your servant. Teach me your laws.
• Revelation 21:23Also, the city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it. God's bright glory gives light to the city. The Lamb is the lamp that gives it light.
• Lamentations 5:18We are so sad because they destroyed Zion's walls and buildings. Wild animals walk on them now.
• Daniel 9:19Lord, please listen! Lord, please forgive us. Lord, please do what we have asked you to do. My God, please do it quickly, so that people give you honour. Help your city and your people who belong to you.’
• John 16:24Until now, you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask God, and you will receive what you ask for. Then you will be completely happy.
• 2 Corinthians 1:20Christ says ‘Yes’ to all of God's promises, so that they become true. So when we pray, we say ‘Yes, amen!,’ because we know that Christ has done it. And when we do that, we are saying that God is great.

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
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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