Dan 6:10, 9:4-19 | ESV | STEP | When Daniel knew that the document had been signed , he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem . He got down on his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God , as he had done previously .

10 When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where ^ahe had windows in his upper chamber open ^btoward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees ^cthree times a day and prayed and ^dgave thanks before his God, as he had done previously.

Daniel 9:4-19

4 I prayed to the Lord my God and ^emade confession, saying, ^f“O Lord, the ^ggreat and awesome God, who ^hkeeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, 5 ⁱwe have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly ^jand rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and rules. 6 ^kWe have not listened to ^lyour servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to ^mour kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. 7 To you, ⁿO Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, ^othose who are near and ^pthose who are far away, in ^qall the lands to which you have driven them, because of ^rthe treachery that they have committed against you. 8 To us, O Lord, belongs open shame, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because ^swe have sinned against you. 9 ^tTo the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him 10 ^uand have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God by walking in his laws, which he set before us by ^vhis servants the prophets. 11 ^wAll Israel has transgressed your law and turned aside, ^xrefusing to obey your voice. ^yAnd the curse and oath ^zthat are written in the Law of ^aaMoses the servant of God have been poured out upon us, because ^abwe have sinned against him. 12 He has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us and against ^acour rulers who ruled us, ^{▼▼Or our judges who judged us} by ^aebringing upon us a great calamity. ^afFor under the whole heaven there has not been done anything like what has been done against Jerusalem. 13 ^agAs it is written in the Law of Moses, all this calamity has come upon us; yet we have not entreated the favor of the Lord our God, ^ahturning from our iniquities and gaining insight by your truth. 14 ^aiTherefore the Lord has kept ready the calamity and has brought it upon us, ^ajfor the Lord our God is righteous in all the works that he has done, and ^akwe have not obeyed his voice. 15 And now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of the land of Egypt ^alwith a mighty hand, and ^amhave made a name for yourself, as at this day, ^anwe have sinned, we have done wickedly.

16 “O Lord, ^aoaccording to all your righteous acts, let your anger and your wrath turn away from your city Jerusalem, ^apyour holy hill, ^aqbecause for our sins, and for ^arthe iniquities of our fathers, ^asJerusalem and your people have become ^ata byword among all who are around us. 17 Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy, and for your own sake, O Lord, ^{▼▼Hebrew for the Lord’s sake} ^avmake your face to shine upon ^awyour sanctuary, which is desolate. 18 ^axO my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see ^ayour desolations, and ^azthe 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. 19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive. O Lord, pay attention and act. ^baDelay not, ^bbfor your own sake, O my God, because ^bcyour city and ^bdyour people are called by your name.”