Daniel 9:16-18

English Standard Version

¹⁶“O Lord, ^(A)according to all your righteous acts, let your anger and your wrath turn away from your city Jerusalem, ^(B)your holy hill, ^(C)because for our sins, and for ^(D)the iniquities of our fathers, ^(E)Jerusalem and your people have become ^(F)a byword among all who are around us. ¹⁷Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy, and for your own sake, O Lord,^[a] ^(G)make your face to shine upon ^(H)your sanctuary, which is desolate. ¹⁸^(I)O my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see ^(J)our desolations, and ^(K)the city that is called by your name. For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy.