“I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s matter.”
Daniel's gratitude for God's revelation expands to include thanksgiving for giving wisdom and strength and for revealing the dream to him as part of answering the companions' corporate prayer. His gratitude acknowledges that revelation is God's gift, not achievement earned through study or merit; divine disclosure responds to petition from those who trust God. The blessing concludes and transitions toward the interpretation itself; Daniel moves from doxology to delivery, preparing to present God's message to the king. His sustained focus on gratitude and theological affirmation suggests that maintaining consciousness of God's true authority enables him to approach even a tyrant without fear; Daniel's perspective fixes on God as the real power, rendering human authority secondary.
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