Daniel 6:27 (KJV)

Passage

He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.

Nearby Context

Daniel 6:25 Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.

Daniel 6:26 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.

Daniel 6:27 He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.

Daniel 6:28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "delivereth", "rescueth", "worketh", "signs", "wonders", "heaven", "earth", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "delivereth" and "rescueth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "I make a decree That in every..." into verse 28's "So this Daniel prospered in the reign...", so "delivereth" and "rescueth" belong inside that flow. In Daniel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "delivereth" and "rescueth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.