Daniel 9:21 (LSB)

Passage

and while I was still speaking in prayer, then the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision previously, touched me in my extreme weariness about the time of the evening offering.

Nearby Context

Daniel 9:19 O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, give heed and take action! For Your own sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”

Daniel 9:20 Now while I was speaking and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before Yahweh my God in behalf of the holy mountain of my God,

Daniel 9:21 and while I was still speaking in prayer, then the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision previously, touched me in my extreme weariness about the time of the evening offering.

Daniel 9:22 Then he made me understand and spoke with me and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you insight with understanding.

Daniel 9:23 At the beginning of your supplications the word was issued, so I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed; so understand the message and gain understanding in what has appeared.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "still", "speaking", "prayer", "gabriel", "seen", "vision", "previously", and "touched". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "still" and "speaking", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "Now while I was speaking and praying..." into verse 22's "Then he made me understand and spoke...", so "still" and "speaking" 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 "still" and "speaking" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.