Daniel 2:20

“Daniel answered and said, etc.] That is, he began his prayer, as Jacchiades observes, or his thanksgiving, and expressed it in the following manner: blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: a form of blessing God, or a wish that he may be blessed by men for evermore; for there is that in his name, in his nature, in his perfections, and in his works, which require that praise be given him now, and to all eternity: for wisdom and might are his; “wisdom” in forming the scheme of things, and “might” or power in the execution of them; “wisdom” in revealing the secret of the dream to Daniel, and “might” to accomplish the various events predicted in it: for what Daniel here and afterwards…”

“answered--responded to God's goodness by praises. name of God--God in His revelation of Himself by acts of love, "wisdom, and might" (Jer 32:19).”

“Daniel answered and said - The word “answer,” in the Scriptures, often occurs substantially in the sense of “speak” or “say.” It does not always denote a reply to something that has been said by another, as it does with us, but is often used when a speech is commenced, as if one were replying to something that “might” be said in the case, or as meaning that the circumstances in the case gave rise to the remark. Here the meaning is, that Daniel responded, as it were, to the goodness which God had manifested, and gave utterance to his feelings in appropriate expressions of praise. Blessed be the name of God forever and ever - That is, blessed be God - the “name,” in the Scriptures, being often…”

“2:20-23 Daniel acknowledged and praised Israel’s God (God of my ancestors, 2:23) as the source of the dream and its interpretation.”

“Blessed: Gen 14:20; Kg1 8:56; Ch1 29:10, Ch1 29:20; Ch2 20:21; Psa 41:13, Psa 50:23; Psa 72:18, Psa 72:19, Psa 103:1, Psa 103:2, Psa 113:2, Psa 115:18, Psa 145:1, Psa 145:2 for wisdom: Dan 2:21-23; Ch1 29:11, Ch1 29:12; Job 12:13, Job 12:16-22; Psa 62:11, Psa 147:5; Pro 8:14; Jer 32:19; Mat 6:13; Jde 1:24; Rev 5:12 Daniel 2:21”