And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and, his windows being open in his upper chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled on his knees three times a day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Daniel 6:8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked.
Daniel 6:9 Therefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
Daniel 6:10 And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and, his windows being open in his upper chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled on his knees three times a day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Daniel 6:11 But those men came in a body, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
Daniel 6:12 Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king's decree: Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask [anything] of any god or man within thirty days, except of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked.
The verse centers on "daniel", "knew", "writing", "signed", "went", "house", "windows", and "open". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "daniel" and "knew", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Therefore king Darius signed the writing and..." into verse 11's "But those men came in a body...", so "daniel" and "knew" 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 "daniel" and "knew" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.