Daniel 9:15 (LSB)

Passage

“So now, O Lord our God, who have brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a strong hand and have made a name for Yourself, as it is this day—we have sinned; we have acted wickedly.

Nearby Context

Daniel 9:13 As it is written in the law of Moses, all this calamity has come on us; yet we have not entreated the favor of Yahweh our God by turning from our iniquity and acting wisely in Your truth.

Daniel 9:14 Therefore Yahweh has watched over the calamity and brought it on us; for Yahweh our God is righteous with respect to all His deeds which He has done, but we have not listened to His voice.

Daniel 9:15 “So now, O Lord our God, who have brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a strong hand and have made a name for Yourself, as it is this day—we have sinned; we have acted wickedly.

Daniel 9:16 O Lord, in accordance with all Your righteousness, let now Your anger and Your wrath turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become a reproach to all those around us.

Daniel 9:17 So now, our God, listen to the prayer of Your slave and to his supplications, and for Your sake, O Lord, let Your face shine on Your desolate sanctuary.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "brought", "people", "land", "egypt", "strong", "hand", and "name". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "brought", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Therefore Yahweh has watched over the calamity..." into verse 16's "O Lord in accordance with all Your...", so "lord" and "brought" 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 "lord" and "brought" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.