Daniel 9:17

“Now therefore, O our God, etc.] This being our miserable case, and the seventy years’ captivity being at an end, and thou still our covenant God, whom we profess and worship: hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications; which he had put up in an humble manner, consisting of various petitions for grace and mercy before expressed: and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate; the temple; its walls demolished, its altars thrown down, and the whole in ruins; a melancholy scene! the Lord, suffering these things, seemed to frown upon it, and upon his people, that used to serve him there; wherefore it is entreated that he would smile upon it again, and upon them, and…”

“cause thy face to shine--metaphor from the sun, which gladdens all that it beams upon (Num 6:25; Mal 4:2).”

“Now, therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant - In behalf of the people. He pleaded for his people and country, and earnestly entreated the Lord to be merciful. His argument is based on the confession of sin; on the character of God; on the condition of the city and temple; on the former Divine interpositions in behalf of the people; and by all these considerations, he pleads with God to have mercy upon his people and land. And cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary - Upon the temple. That is, that he would look upon it benignly and favorably. The language is common in the Scriptures, when favor and kindness are denoted by lifting up the light of the countenance, and by…”

“For the Lord's sake - For the sake of the Messiah: to whom the title Lord is frequently given in the Old Testament. Daniel 9:21”

“9:17 For your own sake: That is, for God’s own honor (9:19).”

“cause: Num 6:23-26; Psa 4:6, Psa 67:1, Psa 80:1, Psa 80:3, Psa 80:7, Psa 80:19, Psa 119:135; Rev 21:23 thy sanctuary: Lam 5:18 for: Dan 9:19; Joh 16:24; Co2 1:20 Daniel 9:18”