Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: “Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, New Living Translation I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: “O Lord, you are a great and awesome God! You always fulfill your covenant and keep your promises of unfailing love to those who love you and obey your commands. English Standard Version I prayed to the LORD my God and made confession, saying, “O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, Berean Standard Bible And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments, King James Bible And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; New King James Version And I prayed to the LORD my God, and made confession, and said, “O Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments, New American Standard Bible I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, and said, “Oh, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and faithfulness for those who love Him and keep His commandments, NASB 1995 I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed and said, “Alas, O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments, NASB 1977 And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed and said, “Alas, O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments, Legacy Standard Bible And I prayed to Yahweh my God and confessed and said, “Alas, O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments, Amplified Bible I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed and said, “O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and extends lovingkindness toward those who love Him and keep His commandments, Christian Standard Bible I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: Ah, Lord—the great and awe-inspiring God who keeps his gracious covenant with those who love him and keep his commands — Holman Christian Standard Bible I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: Ah, Lord—the great and awe-inspiring God who keeps His gracious covenant with those who love Him and keep His commands— American Standard Version And I prayed unto Jehovah my God, and made confession, and said, Oh, Lord, the great and dreadful God, who keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments, English Revised Version And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments; GOD'S WORD® Translation I prayed to the LORD my God. I confessed and said, "Lord, you are great and deserve respect as the only God. You keep your promise and show mercy to those who love you and obey your commandments. Good News Translation I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed the sins of my people. I said, "Lord God, you are great, and we honor you. You are faithful to your covenant and show constant love to those who love you and do what you command. International Standard Version I prayed to the LORD my God, confessing and saying: 'Lord! Great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant and gracious love for those who love him and obey his commandments, Majority Standard Bible And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments, NET Bible I prayed to the LORD my God, confessing in this way: "O Lord, great and awesome God who is faithful to his covenant with those who love him and keep his commandments, New Heart English Bible I prayed to the LORD my God, and made this confession, "O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his commandments. Webster's Bible Translation And I prayed to the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; World English Bible I prayed to Yahweh my God, and made confession, and said, “Oh, Lord, the great and dreadful God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his commandments, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd I pray to my God YHWH, and confess, and say: Ah, now, O Lord God, the great and the fearful, keeping the covenant and the kindness to those loving Him and to those keeping His commands; Young's Literal Translation And I pray to Jehovah my God, and confess, and say: 'I beseech Thee, O Lord God, the great and the fearful, keeping the covenant and the kindness to those loving Him, and to those keeping His commands; Smith's Literal Translation And I will pray to Jehovah my God, and I will confess and say, Ah, Jehovah, the great and dreadful God, watching the covenant and the mercy to those loving him, and to those watching his commands: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd I prayed to the Lord my God, and I made my confession, and said: I beseech thee, O Lord God, great and terrible, who keepest the covenant, and mercy to them that love thee, and keep thy commandments. Catholic Public Domain Version And I prayed to the Lord, my God, and I confessed, and I said, “I beg you, O Lord God, great and terrible, preserving the covenant and mercy for those who love you and keep your commandments. New American Bible I prayed to the LORD, my God, and confessed, “Ah, Lord, great and awesome God, you who keep your covenant and show mercy toward those who love you and keep your commandments and your precepts! New Revised Standard Version I prayed to the LORD my God and made confession, saying, “Ah, Lord, great and awesome God, keeping covenant and steadfast love with those who love you and keep your commandments, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd I prayed before the LORD my God and made my confession and said, I beseech thee, O LORD, the great and revered God, who keepest the covenant and mercy to them that love him and to them that keep his commandments; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And I prayed before LORD JEHOVAH my God, and I gave thanks, and I said: “I beg you, LORD JEHOVAH, God, great and awesome, keeping covenant and grace for those who love him and those who keep his commandments OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made confession, and said: 'O Lord, the great and awful God, who keepest covenant and mercy with them that love Thee and keep Thy commandments, Brenton Septuagint Translation And I prayed to the Lord my God, and confessed, and said, O Lord, the great and wonderful God, keeping thy covenant and thy mercy to them that love thee, and to them that keep thy commandments; we have sinned, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Daniel's Prayer for His People…3So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. 4And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments, 5we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.… Cross References Nehemiah 1:5 Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments, Exodus 20:6 but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments. Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments. 1 Kings 8:23 and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts. Nehemiah 9:32 So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today. Psalm 103:17-18 But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children— / to those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts. Psalm 106:45 And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion. Jeremiah 32:18 You show loving devotion to thousands but lay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of Hosts, 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome, John 14:15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. John 14:21 Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.” John 15:10 If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. 2 Timothy 2:13 if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself. Treasury of Scripture And I prayed to the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; made. Daniel 9:5-12 We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments: … Leviticus 26:40-42 If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; … 1 Kings 8:47-49 Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness; … the great. Exodus 20:6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. Exodus 34:6,7 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, … Numbers 14:18,19 The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation… Jump to Previous Alas Awesome Awful Beseech Commandments Commands Confess Confessed Confession Covenant Dreadful Fearful Great Greatly Keepest Keepeth Keeping Keeps Kindness Loving Loving-Kindness Mercy Obey Orders Prayed Prayer Putting Sins Steadfast TerribleJump to Next Alas Awesome Awful Beseech Commandments Commands Confess Confessed Confession Covenant Dreadful Fearful Great Greatly Keepest Keepeth Keeping Keeps Kindness Loving Loving-Kindness Mercy Obey Orders Prayed Prayer Putting Sins Steadfast TerribleDaniel 9 1. Daniel, considering the time of the captivity,3. makes confession of sins, 16. and prays for the restoration of Jerusalem. 20. Gabriel informs him of the seventy weeks. I prayed to the LORD my God The phrase "I prayed" indicates a personal and intentional act of communication with God. The Hebrew root for "prayed" is "פלל" (palal), which conveys the idea of interceding or making supplication. This highlights Daniel's role as an intercessor for his people. "The LORD" is translated from "יהוה" (YHWH), the personal name of God, emphasizing His eternal and unchanging nature. "My God" shows Daniel's personal relationship with God, indicating intimacy and reverence. and confessed O Lord, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And I prayedוָֽאֶתְפַּֽלְלָ֛ה (wā·’eṯ·pal·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 6419: To judge, to intercede, pray to the LORD לַיהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel my God אֱלֹהַ֖י (’ĕ·lō·hay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and confessed, וָאֶתְוַדֶּ֑ה (wā·’eṯ·wad·deh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 3034: To throw, at, away, to revere, worship, to bemoan “O, אָנָּ֤א (’ān·nā) Interjection Strong's 577: Ah, now! I (we) beseech you! Lord, אֲדֹנָי֙ (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord the great הַגָּדוֹל֙ (hag·gā·ḏō·wl) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent and awesome וְהַנּוֹרָ֔א (wə·han·nō·w·rā) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten God, הָאֵ֤ל (hā·’êl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty who keeps שֹׁמֵ֤ר (šō·mêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to His covenant הַבְּרִית֙ (hab·bə·rîṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1285: A covenant of loving devotion וְֽהַחֶ֔סֶד (wə·ha·ḥe·seḏ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty to those who love Him לְאֹהֲבָ֖יו (lə·’ō·hă·ḇāw) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 157: To have affection f and keep וּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י (ū·lə·šō·mə·rê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to His commandments, מִצְוֺתָֽיו׃ (miṣ·wō·ṯāw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4687: Commandment Links Daniel 9:4 NIVDaniel 9:4 NLT Daniel 9:4 ESV Daniel 9:4 NASB Daniel 9:4 KJV Daniel 9:4 BibleApps.com Daniel 9:4 Biblia Paralela Daniel 9:4 Chinese Bible Daniel 9:4 French Bible Daniel 9:4 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Daniel 9:4 I prayed to Yahweh my God (Dan. 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