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And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.
New Defender's Study Bible Notes
9:3 prayer and supplication. Daniel realized that God desires us to claim His promises in prayer. Thus the fulfillment of a divine prophecy can also be understood as an answer to a believer’s prayer. Over and over, Christ has promised to come again, yet John closes the revealed Word of God with a prayer: “Even so, come, Lord Jesus” (Revelation 22:20).
9:5 from thy judgments. Although Daniel is recognized in Scripture as almost uniquely righteous (Ezekiel 14:20), he confesses himself a sinner and even as sharing in the sins of his nation.