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Then I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in earnest prayer, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. I prayed to the Lord, my God, and made this confession, saying:

Lord, Have Mercy.[a] “O Lord, great and awesome God, you who keep your covenant and show your steadfast love to those who love you and observe your commandments: we have sinned and done what is wrong, we have acted wickedly and rebelled, we have rejected your commandments and your laws. Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Daniel 9:4 This prayer recalls the canticle of Azariah (included in the Septuagint as Dan 3:26-45) and the liturgies of repentance after the Exile (Ezr 9; Neh 9).