Daniel 9:15

15 Et maintenant, Seigneur, notre Dieu, toi qui as fait sortir ton peuple du pays d'Egypte par ta main puissante, et qui t'es fait un nom comme il l'est aujourd'hui, nous avons péché, nous avons commis l'iniquité.

Daniel 9:15 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 9:15

And now, O Lord our God
The Lord of the whole earth in general, the sovereign Ruler of the universe, and the God of Israel in a special and peculiar manner; which is used to encourage faith in prayer, and carries in it a tacit argument or plea with God to be heard, in what he was about to say in behalf of Israel; and to which purpose also is the following description of God, from an ancient benefit he had granted to that people: that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a
mighty hand;
which though it may be considered as an aggravation of their sin, that after this they should behave so wickedly, as to be carried captive for their sins, out of the land they were brought into; yet it seems to be mentioned to put the Lord in mind of his former favours to them, and of his promise that he would bring them out of Babylon, as he had brought them out of Egypt, ( Jeremiah 16:14 Jeremiah 16:15 ) ( Jeremiah 23:7 Jeremiah 23:8 ) : and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day;
by the many wonders wrought in Egypt, and at the Red sea, when Israel was brought from thence; as particularly by slaying the firstborn of Egypt, dividing the waters of the sea, and destroying the Egyptians in it, as Saadiah observes; the memory and fame of which continued to that day, and will continue throughout all ages: and the prophet suggests, that he would also get a name or renown in the world, and among his people, should he deliver them from their present captivity; but for this they had nothing to plead but his promise and mercy; for, as for them, they were obliged to confess themselves sinners, and unworthy of such a favour: we have sinned, we have done wickedly;
the prophet knows not how to leave off confessing sin; there had been so much committed, and there was so much need of confessing it.

Daniel 9:15 In-Context

13 Comme cela est écrit dans la loi de Moïse, toute cette calamité est venue sur nous; et nous n'avons pas imploré l'Eternel, notre Dieu, nous ne nous sommes pas détournés de nos iniquités, nous n'avons pas été attentifs à ta vérité.

14 L'Eternel a veillé sur cette calamité, et l'a fait venir sur nous; car l'Eternel, notre Dieu, est juste dans toutes les choses qu'il a faites, mais nous n'avons pas écouté sa voix.

15 Et maintenant, Seigneur, notre Dieu, toi qui as fait sortir ton peuple du pays d'Egypte par ta main puissante, et qui t'es fait un nom comme il l'est aujourd'hui, nous avons péché, nous avons commis l'iniquité.

16 Seigneur, selon ta grande miséricorde, que ta colère et ta fureur se détournent de ta ville de Jérusalem, de ta montagne sainte; car, à cause de nos péchés et des iniquités de nos pères, Jérusalem et ton peuple sont en opprobre à tous ceux qui nous entourent.

17 Maintenant donc, ô notre Dieu, écoute la prière et les supplications de ton serviteur, et, pour l'amour du Seigneur, fais briller ta face sur ton sanctuaire dévasté!