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My God, turn your ear, and hear; open your eyes, and see our desolations, and the city which is called by your name: for we do not present our petitions before you for our righteousness, but for your great mercies` sake.
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Prayer's Foundation: Mercy Alone
Commentators unanimously highlight that Daniel's prayer is based entirely on God's mercy, not human righteousness. John Calvin notes that trying to mix our merits with God's grace is like trying to mix fire and water. The plea is effective precisely because it renounces self-righteousness and appeals solely to God's 'great mercies.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
O my God, incline thine ear, and hear - Pleading earnestly for his attention and his favor, as one does to a man.
Ope…
19th Century
Baptist
That is the time when prayer is always heard, when the lamb is offered, and his blood is sprinkled, and blessed be God, the sacrifice in which we t…
16th Century
Protestant
This short clause breathes a wonderful fervor and vehemence of prayer, for Daniel pours forth his words as if he were carried out of himself. God’s…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
O my God, incline your ear, and hear The petitions now put up, for Christ's sake: open your eyes, and behold …
In every prayer we must make confession, not only of the sins we have been guilty of, but also of our faith in God, our dependence on Him, our sorr…
