Daniel 6:27 (DBY)

Passage

He saveth and delivereth, and he worketh signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth: who hath saved Daniel from the power of the lions.

Nearby Context

Daniel 6:25 Then king Darius wrote unto all peoples, 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 steadfast for ever, and his kingdom [that] which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.

Daniel 6:27 He saveth and delivereth, and he worketh signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth: who hath saved Daniel from the power of the lions.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saved", "saveth", "delivereth", "worketh", "signs", "wonders", "heavens", and "earth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saved" and "saveth", 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 "And this Daniel prospered in the reign...", so "saved" and "saveth" 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 "saved" and "saveth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.