Daniel 9:2-4

Legacy Standard Bible

² in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, discerned in the books the ^(A)number of the years concerning which the word of ^[a]Yahweh came to ^(B)Jeremiah the prophet for the fulfillment of the laying waste of Jerusalem, namely, ^(C)seventy years. ³ So I gave my face to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. ⁴ And I prayed to Yahweh my God and confessed and said, “Alas, O Lord, the ^(D)great and awesome God, who ^(E)keeps His covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments,