Daniel 9:18-19

18 Inclina, ó Deus meu, os teus ouvidos, e ouve; abre os teus olhos, e olha para a nossa desolação, e para a cidade que é chamada pelo teu nome; pois não lançamos as nossas súplicas perante a tua face fiados em nossas justiças, mas em tuas muitas misericórdias.

19 ç Senhor, ouve; ó Senhor, perdoa; ó Senhor, atende-nos e põe mãos � obra sem tardar, por amor de ti mesmo, ó Deus meu, porque a tua cidade e o teu povo se chamam pelo teu nome.

Daniel 9:18-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DANIEL 9

This chapter contains a prayer of Daniel, and the answer to it. The time, occasion, and manner of his prayer, or circumstances of it, are observed, Da 9:1-3, the parts of it, an address unto God, under various suitable epithets and characters, Da 9:4 confession of sin, of his own, of the inhabitants of the land, kings, princes, and people, which are largely dwelt upon and exaggerated, Da 9:5-15 and petitions for mercy, Da 9:16-19, then the answer follows; the time when it was ordered and given, and the person by whom it was sent, are expressed, Da 9:20-23 who delivered to him the vision of the seventy weeks to be considered by him; in which both the work of the Messiah, and the time of his coming, are clearly pointed out, Da 9:24-27.