Daniel 9:9 (LSB)

Passage

To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against Him;

Nearby Context

Daniel 9:7 “To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame, as it is this day—to the men of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and all Israel, those who are nearby and those who are far away in all the countries to which You have banished them, because of their unfaithful deeds which they have committed against You.

Daniel 9:8 O Yahweh, to us belongs open shame, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You.

Daniel 9:9 To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against Him;

Daniel 9:10 nor have we listened to the voice of Yahweh our God, to walk in His laws which He put before us through His slaves the prophets.

Daniel 9:11 Indeed all Israel has trespassed against Your law, even turning aside, not listening to Your voice; so the curse has been poured out on us, along with the oath which is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, for we have sinned against Him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "belong", "compassion", "forgiveness", "rebelled", and "against". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "belong", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "O Yahweh to us belongs open shame..." into verse 10's "nor have we listened to the voice...", so "lord" and "belong" 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 "belong" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.