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15 “And now, Lord our God, who have brought your people out from the land of Egypt with a strong hand, and you have made for yourself a name until this day—we have sinned, we have acted wickedly. 16 Lord, according to all your righteousness, please let your anger and your rage turn away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain,[a] because through our sins and through the iniquities of our ancestors[b] Jerusalem and your people have become an object of mockery among all of our neighbors.

17 “And now, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy. Shine[c] your face upon your desolate sanctuary for your sake, O Lord.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 9:16 Literally “the mountain of your holiness”
  2. Daniel 9:16 Or “fathers”
  3. Daniel 9:17 Or “let shine” or “cause to shine”
  4. Daniel 9:17 Literally “for the sake of the Lord”