Daniel 2:23
To thee, O God of our fathers, I give thanks, and I praise thee: because thou hast given me wisdom and strength: and now thou hast shewn me what we desired of thee, for thou hast made known to us, the king's discourse.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
22He revealeth deep and hidden things, and knoweth what is in darkness: and light is with him.
Cross References
Genesis 32:9And Jacob said: O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O Lord, who saidst to me: Return to thy land and to the place of thy birth, and I will do well for thee,
1 Kings 8:57The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers, and not leave us, nor cast us off:
1 Chronicles 29:10And he blessed the Lord before all the multitude, and he said: Blessed art thou, O Lord the God of Israel, our father from eternity to eternity.
2 Chronicles 20:6And said: O Lord God of our fathers, thou art God in heaven, and rulest over all the kingdoms and nations, in thy hand is strength and power, and no one can resist thee.
Psalms 50:14Offer to God the sacrifice of praise: and pay thy vows to the most High.
Proverbs 8:14Counsel and equity is mine, prudence is mine, strength is mine.
Matthew Henry on Daniel 2:15-24
The Dream Revealed to Daniel; Daniel's Thanksgiving. ( b. c. 603.) 14 Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon: 15 He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. 2.15 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would show the king the interpretation. 17 Then Daniel went to his house,… Read the whole commentary →