Daniel 9:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; ”

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

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...
Daniel 9:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the (e) great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandmen...
Daniel 9:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

According to Charles, a later interpolation containing the confession of Daniel. This prayer was evidently written by a Palestinian Jew (see Daniel 9:7 and Daniel 9:16 ), and does not, therefore,...
Daniel 9:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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

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...
Daniel 9:4 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1137 DANIEL’S CONFESSION Daniel 9:3-7 . And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: and I prayed unto the Lord my...
Daniel 9:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;...
Daniel 9:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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 sin...
Daniel 9:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandmen...
Daniel 9:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Seventy Weeks In the first year of Darius the Mede, Daniel, studying the prophetical books, finds that Jeremiah has predicted that the desolation of Jerusalem will last for seventy years ( Dan...
Daniel 9:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The covenant. — See Exodus 19:5 .
Daniel 9:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE SEVENTY WEEKS THIS chapter is occupied with the prayer of Daniel, and with the famous vision of the seventy weeks which has led to such interminable controversies, but of which the interpretat...
Daniel 9:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Intercession for a Beloved People Daniel 9:1-15 What a prayer is this! In many respects it is a model for us all. It was based on the divine Word . The fact that God had promised to restore th...
Daniel 9:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the first year of the reign of Darius, Daniel, who was evidently not only a man of prayer, but a diligent student of the prophetic writings, became conscious that the seventy years of judgment on...
Daniel 9:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The Lord had said by his servant Ezekiel, that for all his promised blessings, he would be enquired of by the house of Israel. Ezekiel 36:37 . Here, therefore, Daniel set himself to pray, and that e...
Daniel 9:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 ans...
Daniel 9:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;...
Daniel 9:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Daniel 9:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Daniel's Confession and Prayer; Daniel's Prayer for His People. B. C. 538. 4 And I pra...
Daniel 9:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

By this it appeared he prayed in faith, to the true God, and his God. 2. He made confession of sin when he prayed for deliverance, because hereby he justified God in the captivity of his people....
Daniel 9:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel's Prayer. ‘And I prayed to YHWH my God, and made confession, and said, “O Lord, the great and dreadful God, who keeps covenant and mercy with those who love him and keep his commandments.”...
Daniel 9:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

HOMILETICS SECT. XXX.—DANIEL’S PRAYER (Chap. Daniel 9:1-14 ) We come to what, in more than one respect, is among the most remarkable portions of Scripture. The chapter before us contains one of...
Daniel 9:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Daniel 9:1-2 . In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by...
Daniel 9:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel 9:1 . In the first year of Darius, the son of Ahasuerus. He is also called Cyaxares, the son of Astyages. His father was called by the jews, Ahasuerus. See on Esther. Daniel 9:2 . I Dani...
Daniel 9:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Daniel 9:1-27 THE SEVENTY WEEKS . This is the chapter of Daniel which has occasioned most controversy. It was appealed to by Tertullian and the early Fathers as a demonstrat...
Daniel 9:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Daniel's Confession and Prayer
Daniel 9:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 1:8-10 ; 1 John 5:2 ; 1 John 5:3 ; 1 Kings 8:23 ; 1 Kings 8:47-49 ; 2 Chronicles 7:14 ; Daniel 9:5-12 ; Deuteronomy 5:10 ; Deuteronomy 7:9 ; Exodus 20:6 ; Exodus 34:6 ; Exodus 34:7...
Daniel 9:4 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Daniel's Prayer Daniel 9:1-19 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Prayer should always hold a prominent place in the lives of all Christians. We are to study today the prayer of one of God's greatest servants....

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

Daniel 9:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Daniel 9:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 9:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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

Daniel 9:4 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Daniel 9:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Daniel 9:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Daniel 9:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Daniel 9:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 9:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Daniel 9:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Daniel 9:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Daniel 9:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Daniel 9:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Daniel 9:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Daniel 9:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Daniel 9:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel 9:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Daniel 9:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Daniel 9:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel 9:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Daniel 9:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Daniel 9:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel 9:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Daniel 9:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Daniel 9:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 9:4 - Wells of Living Water Commentary