Charles Ellicott Commentary Daniel 9:3

"And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes." — Daniel 9:3 (ASV)

I set my face. — Compare Daniel 6:11. Probably he prayed, as on that occasion, with his face towards Jerusalem. The prayer of Daniel bears some resemblance to those offered by Ezra and Nehemiah, while that of Baruch resembles it much more closely. (On this see Excursus F.)