Daniel 9:17

17 Y ahora, Dios nuestro, escucha la oración de tu siervo y sus súplicas, y haz resplandecer tu rostro sobre tu santuario desolado, por amor de ti mismo, oh Señor.

Daniel 9:17 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 9:17

Now therefore, O our God
This being our miserable case, and the seventy years' captivity being at an end, and thou still our covenant God, whom we profess and worship: hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications;
which he had put up in an humble manner, consisting of various petitions for grace and mercy before expressed: and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate;
the temple; its walls demolished, its altars thrown down, and the whole in ruins; a melancholy scene! the Lord, suffering these things, seemed to frown upon it, and upon his people, that used to serve him there; wherefore it is entreated that he would smile upon it again, and upon them, and cause it to be rebuilt, and his worship restored in it: and this is asked for the Lord's sake:
that is, for Christ's sake, who is Lord of all, especially of his chosen people, by creation, redemption, and marriage, as well as by their own consent and profession; and for whose sake, and in whose name, all requests are to be made to God, he being the only Mediator between God and man; and for the sake of whose blood, righteousness, and mediation, all the blessings of goodness are given unto men; and who also was Lord and proprietor of the temple, and was to come into it, as well as was the antitype of it.

Daniel 9:17 In-Context

15 Y ahora, Señor Dios nuestro, que sacaste a tu pueblo de la tierra de Egipto con mano poderosa, y te has hecho un nombre, como hoy se ve, hemos pecado, hemos sido malos.

16 Oh Señor, conforme a todos tus actos de justicia, apártese ahora tu ira y tu furor de tu ciudad, Jerusalén, tu santo monte; porque a causa de nuestros pecados y de las iniquidades de nuestros padres, Jerusalén y tu pueblo son el oprobio de todos los que nos rodean.

17 Y ahora, Dios nuestro, escucha la oración de tu siervo y sus súplicas, y haz resplandecer tu rostro sobre tu santuario desolado, por amor de ti mismo, oh Señor.

18 Inclina tu oído, Dios mío, y escucha. Abre tus ojos y mira nuestras desolaciones y la ciudad sobre la cual se invoca tu nombre; pues no es por nuestros propios méritos que presentamos nuestras súplicas delante de ti, sino por tu gran compasión.

19 ¡Oh Señor, escucha! ¡Señor, perdona! ¡Señor, atiende y actúa! ¡No tardes, por amor de ti mismo, Dios mío! Porque tu nombre se invoca sobre tu ciudad y sobre tu pueblo.