Daniel 9:20 (YLT)

Passage

And while I am speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin, and the sin of my people Israel, and causing my supplication to fall before Jehovah my God, for the holy mount of my God,

Nearby Context

Daniel 9:18 `Incline, O my God, Thine ear, and hear, open Thine eyes and see our desolations, and the city on which Thy name is called; for not for our righteous acts are we causing our supplications to fall before Thee, but for Thy mercies that <FI>are<Fi> many.

Daniel 9:19 O lord, hear, O Lord, forgive; O Lord, attend and do; do not delay, for Thine own sake, O my God, for Thy name is called on Thy city, and on Thy people.'

Daniel 9:20 And while I am speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin, and the sin of my people Israel, and causing my supplication to fall before Jehovah my God, for the holy mount of my God,

Daniel 9:21 yea, while I am speaking in prayer, then that one Gabriel, whom I had seen in vision at the commencement, being caused to fly swiftly, is coming unto me at the time of the evening present.

Daniel 9:22 And he giveth understanding, and speaketh with me, and saith, `O Daniel, now I have come forth to cause thee to consider understanding wisely;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "speaking", "praying", "confessing", "people", "israel", "causing", "supplication", and "fall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "speaking" and "praying", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "O lord hear O Lord forgive O..." into verse 21's "yea while I am speaking in prayer...", so "speaking" and "praying" 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 "speaking" and "praying" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.