I make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom, men are to fear and be in dread before the God of Daniel; For He is the living God and enduring forever, And His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed, And His dominion will be unto the end.
Daniel 6:24 The king then said the word, and they brought those men who had brought charges against Daniel, and they cast them, their children, and their wives into the lions’ den; and they had not reached the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
Daniel 6:25 Then Darius the king wrote to all the peoples, nations, and men of every tongue who were inhabiting all the land: “May your peace abound!
Daniel 6:26 I make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom, men are to fear and be in dread before the God of Daniel; For He is the living God and enduring forever, And His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed, And His dominion will be unto the end.
Daniel 6:27 He saves and delivers and does signs and wonders In heaven and on earth, Who has also saved Daniel from the power of the lions.”
Daniel 6:28 So this Daniel enjoyed success in the kingdom of Darius and in the kingdom of Cyrus the Persian.
The verse centers on "make", "decree", "dominion", "kingdom", "fear", "dread", "before", and "daniel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "make" and "decree", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Then Darius the king wrote to all..." into verse 27's "He saves and delivers and does signs...", so "make" and "decree" 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 "make" and "decree" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.