Daniel 2:17-23

Common English Bible

¹⁷Then Daniel went to his house and explained the situation to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah ¹⁸so that they would ask the God of heaven for help about this mystery, in hopes that Daniel and his friends wouldn’t die with the rest of Babylon’s sages. ¹⁹Then, in a vision by night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel! Daniel praised the God of heaven:

²⁰God’s name be praised
    from age to eternal age!
        Wisdom and might are his!
²¹God is the one who changes times and eras,
    who dethrones one king, only to establish another,
        who grants wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those with insight.
²²God is the one who uncovers what lies deeply hidden;
    he knows what hides in darkness;
        light lives with him!
²³I acknowledge and praise you, my fathers’ God!
    You’ve given me wisdom and might,
        and now you’ve made known to me what we asked of you:
            you’ve made known to us the king’s demand.