Daniel 9:17-23

New International Version

¹⁷“Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, Lord, look with favor^(A) on your desolate sanctuary. ¹⁸Give ear,^(B) our God, and hear;^(C) open your eyes and see^(D) the desolation of the city that bears your Name.^(E) We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy.^(F) ¹⁹Lord, listen! Lord, forgive!^(G) Lord, hear and act! For your sake,^(H) my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.”

The Seventy “Sevens”

²⁰While I was speaking and praying, confessing^(I) my sin and the sin of my people Israel and making my request to the Lord my God for his holy hill^(J)— ²¹while I was still in prayer, Gabriel,^(K) the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.^(L) ²²He instructed me and said to me, “Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding.^(M) ²³As soon as you began to pray,^(N) a word went out, which I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed.^(O) Therefore, consider the word and understand the vision:^(P)