Daniel 9:4-19

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⁴I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:^(A)

“Lord, the great and awesome God,^(B) who keeps his covenant of love^(C) with those who love him and keep his commandments, ⁵we have sinned^(D) and done wrong.^(E) We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away^(F) from your commands and laws.^(G) ⁶We have not listened^(H) to your servants the prophets,^(I) who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our ancestors,^(J) and to all the people of the land.

⁷“Lord, you are righteous,^(K) but this day we are covered with shame^(L)—the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered^(M) us because of our unfaithfulness^(N) to you.^(O) ⁸We and our kings, our princes and our ancestors are covered with shame, Lord, because we have sinned against you.^(P) ⁹The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving,^(Q) even though we have rebelled against him;^(R) ¹⁰we have not obeyed the Lord our God or kept the laws he gave us through his servants the prophets.^(S) ¹¹All Israel has transgressed^(T) your law^(U) and turned away, refusing to obey you.

“Therefore the curses^(V) and sworn judgments^(W) written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured out on us, because we have sinned^(X) against you. ¹²You have fulfilled^(Y) the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing on us great disaster.^(Z) Under the whole heaven nothing has ever been done like^(AA) what has been done to Jerusalem.^(AB) ¹³Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come on us, yet we have not sought the favor of the Lord^(AC) our God by turning from our sins and giving attention to your truth.^(AD) ¹⁴The Lord did not hesitate to bring the disaster^(AE) on us, for the Lord our God is righteous in everything he does;^(AF) yet we have not obeyed him.^(AG)

¹⁵“Now, Lord our God, who brought your people out of Egypt with a mighty hand^(AH) and who made for yourself a name^(AI) that endures to this day, we have sinned, we have done wrong. ¹⁶Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts,^(AJ) turn away^(AK) your anger and your wrath^(AL) from Jerusalem,^(AM) your city, your holy hill.^(AN) Our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors have made Jerusalem and your people an object of scorn^(AO) to all those around us.

¹⁷“Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, Lord, look with favor^(AP) on your desolate sanctuary. ¹⁸Give ear,^(AQ) our God, and hear;^(AR) open your eyes and see^(AS) the desolation of the city that bears your Name.^(AT) We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy.^(AU) ¹⁹Lord, listen! Lord, forgive!^(AV) Lord, hear and act! For your sake,^(AW) my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.”

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Daniel 9:4-19

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⁴And I prayed to the Lord my God, and made confession, and said, “O ^(A)Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments, ⁵^(B)we have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments. ⁶^(C)Neither have we heeded Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings and our princes, to our fathers and all the people of the land. ⁷O Lord, ^(D)righteousness belongs to You, but to us shame of face, as it is this day—to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, those near and those far off in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of the unfaithfulness which they have committed against You.

⁸“O Lord, to us belongs shame of face, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You. ⁹^(E)To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him. ¹⁰We have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in His laws, which He set before us by His servants the prophets. ¹¹Yes, ^(F)all Israel has transgressed Your law, and has departed so as not to obey Your voice; therefore the curse and the oath written in the ^(G)Law of Moses the servant of God have been poured out on us, because we have sinned against Him. ¹²And He has ^(H)confirmed His words, which He spoke against us and against our judges who judged us, by bringing upon us a great disaster; ^(I)for under the whole heaven such has never been done as what has been done to Jerusalem.

¹³^(J)“As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us; ^(K)yet we have not made our prayer before the Lord our God, that we might turn from our iniquities and understand Your truth. ¹⁴Therefore the Lord has ^(L)kept the disaster in mind, and brought it upon us; for ^(M)the Lord our God is righteous in all the works which He does, though we have not obeyed His voice. ¹⁵And now, O Lord our God, ^(N)who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and made Yourself ^(O)a name, as it is this day—we have sinned, we have done wickedly!

¹⁶“O Lord, ^(P)according to all Your righteousness, I pray, let Your anger and Your fury be turned away from Your city Jerusalem, ^(Q)Your holy mountain; because for our sins, ^(R)and for the iniquities of our fathers, ^(S)Jerusalem and Your people ^(T)are a reproach to all those around us. ¹⁷Now therefore, our God, hear the prayer of Your servant, and his supplications, ^(U)and ^(V)for the Lord’s sake ^[a]cause Your face to shine on ^[b]Your sanctuary, ^(W)which is desolate. ¹⁸^(X)O my God, incline Your ear and hear; open Your eyes ^(Y)and see our desolations, and the city ^(Z)which is called by Your name; for we do not present our supplications before You because of our righteous deeds, but because of Your great mercies. ¹⁹O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and act! Do not delay for Your own sake, my God, for Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”