Daniel 9:21 (YLT)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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;

Daniel 9:23 at the commencement of thy supplications hath the word come forth, and I have come to declare <FI>it<Fi> , for thou <FI>art<Fi> greatly desired, and understand thou concerning the matter, and consider concerning the appearance.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "And while I am speaking and praying..." into verse 22's "And he giveth understanding and speaketh with...", so "speaking" and "prayer" 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 "prayer" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.