John Trapp on Daniel 9:17

Ver. 17. Now therefore O our God] Sith thou haſt ſhewn us our ſins, and ſeen our reproach, whereof we are ſure thou art very ſenſible, Pſal. 79.4.

Hear the prayer of thy ſervant] Who aſſumeth the boldneſs to plead his intereſt in thee, and his relation to thee.

And his ſupplications] Which are nothing elſe but prayers redoubled and reenforced, as Gen. 32.11. Eſay 63.16.

And cauſe thy face to ſhine upon thy Sanctuary] Do it, oh do it now: for the time to favour Zion, yea the ſet time is come. And this I can tell, becauſe thy ſervants take pleaſure in her ſtones, and favour the duſt thereof, Pſal. 102.13, 14. See the Notes there. That whole Pſalm, being a prayer for the afflicted, may ſeem to have been made by this Prophet Daniel.

For the Lords ſake] i. e. For thine own ſake, or for thy Son Chriſts ſake, the Mediatour and Advocate of his people: for ſo he was in the Old Teſtament alſo, Heb. 9.15. like as ſtill he is the high-Prieſt of the New: And as whil'ſt the people were praying without, the Prieſt was offering incenſe within the Temple, Luk. 1.9, 10. So is Chriſt interceding for us whil'ſt we are praying. Whatſoever therefore ye do in word or deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jeſus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him, Coloſ. 3.17.