Daniel 9:5–19

5we have sinnedi and done wrong.j We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned awayk from your commands and laws.l 6We have not listenedm to your servants the prophets,n who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our ancestors,o and to all the people of the land.

7“Lord, you are righteous,p but this day we are covered with shameq—the people of Judah and Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scatteredr us because of our unfaithfulnesss to you.t 8We and our kings, our princes and our ancestors are covered with shame, Lord, because we have sinned against you.u 9The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving,v even though we have rebelled against him;w 10we have not obeyed the Lord our God or kept the laws he gave us through his servants the prophets.x 11All Israel has transgressedy your lawz and turned away, refusing to obey you.

“Therefore the cursesa and sworn judgmentsb written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured out on us, because we have sinnedc against you. 12You have fulfilledd the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing on us great disaster.e Under the whole heaven nothing has ever been done likef what has been done to Jerusalem.g 13Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come on us, yet we have not sought the favor of the Lordh our God by turning from our sins and giving attention to your truth.i 14The Lord did not hesitate to bring the disasterj on us, for the Lord our God is righteous in everything he does;k yet we have not obeyed him.l

15“Now, Lord our God, who brought your people out of Egypt with a mighty handm and who made for yourself a namen that endures to this day, we have sinned, we have done wrong. 16Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts,o turn awayp your anger and your wrathq from Jerusalem,r your city, your holy hill.s Our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors have made Jerusalem and your people an object of scornt to all those around us.

17“Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, Lord, look with favoru on your desolate sanctuary. 18Give ear,v our God, and hear;w open your eyes and seex the desolation of the city that bears your Name.y We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy.z 19Lord, listen! Lord, forgive!a Lord, hear and act! For your sake,b my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.”