Dan 9:3, 18 | ESV | STEP | Then I turned my face to the Lord God , seeking him by prayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes .

Daniel 9:3

3 Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by ^aprayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

Daniel 9:18

18 ^bO my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see ^cour desolations, and ^dthe 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.