Daniel 9:9

9 Al Señor nuestro Dios pertenece la compasión y el perdón, porque nos hemos rebelado contra El,

Daniel 9:9 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 9:9

To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses
Mercy is his nature, and what he delights in; it is abundant, and he is plenteous in it the fountain of mercy is with him, and numerous are the streams which flow from it, called "the multitude of his tender mercies"; all temporal favours spring from hence, and so do all spiritual blessings, the sure mercies of David; and particularly the forgiveness of sin, which is the Lord's prerogative, and is according to the tender mercies of our God, and the riches of his grace; and is of all sins, and of all sorts of sinners; he doth abundantly pardon all that apply to him for it, and forgives all trespasses; see ( Psalms 130:4 Psalms 130:7 ) : though we have rebelled against him:
there is mercy with the Lord, and forgiveness with him, even for rebellious ones; which is an exaggeration and illustration of his pardoning grace and mercy: or, "for we have sinned against him" ^F7; so that it is a plain case that he is merciful and has forgiven our iniquities, since he has spared us, and not destroyed us, and now is about to put an end to our captivity, according to his promise; and if he had not mercy on us, and did not forgive our sins, we must perish in them, and there would be no hope of salvation for us.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 (wndrm yk) "quia rebellavimus", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Polanus, Cocceius, Michaelis.

Daniel 9:9 In-Context

7 Tuya es la justicia, oh Señor, y nuestra la verguenza en el rostro, como sucede hoy a los hombres de Judá, a los habitantes de Jerusalén y a todo Israel, a los que están cerca y a los que están lejos en todos los países adonde los has echado, a causa de las infidelidades que cometieron contra ti.

8 Oh SEÑOR, nuestra es la verguenza del rostro, y de nuestros reyes, de nuestros príncipes y de nuestros padres, porque hemos pecado contra ti.

9 Al Señor nuestro Dios pertenece la compasión y el perdón, porque nos hemos rebelado contra El,

10 y no hemos obedecido la voz del SEÑOR nuestro Dios para andar en sus enseñanzas, que El puso delante de nosotros por medio de sus siervos los profetas.

11 Ciertamente todo Israel ha transgredido tu ley y se ha apartado, sin querer obedecer tu voz; por eso ha sido derramada sobre nosotros la maldición y el juramento que está escrito en la ley de Moisés, siervo de Dios, porque hemos pecado contra El.