Daniel 9:18 meaning and explanation
Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion.
Daniel 9:18, Berean Standard Bible
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Daniel is praying in the first year of Darius the Mede, near the end of the seventy years of exile he has just read about in Jeremiah. Standing on behalf of his people, he asks God to bend down and listen, to open His eyes and look at the ruined city that carries His own name.
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