Daniel 9:4 → Deuteronomy 7:9

Daniel 9:4 addresses God as the one "who keeps His covenant of loving devotion (בְּרִית וָחֶסֶד, berit vachesed) to those who love Him and keep His commandments," directly quoting the language of Deuteronomy 7:9: "the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion (הַבְּרִית וְהַחֶסֶד, habberit vehachesed) for a thousand generations." The verbal correspondence is nearly exact. Daniel's prayer appeals to the very covenant formula Moses declared on the plains of Moab, grounding his confession and petition in Deuteronomic theology. Even as Daniel acknowledges Israel's violation of the covenant, he invokes the Deuteronomic promise that God's חֶסֶד persists "for a thousand generations" as the basis for hope of restoration.