Daniel 9:2-4

Revised Geneva Translation

² In the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood by the books of Jeremiah, the Prophet, the number of the years in which the LORD said He would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

³ And I turned my face to the Lord God, and sought by prayer and supplications, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

⁴ And I prayed to the LORD my God, and made my confession, saying, “Oh Lord God, Who are great and fearful, and keep Covenant and mercy toward those who love You, and toward those who keep Your Commandments,