Daniel 9:16

according to all thy righteousness The plural, of righteousness exhibited in deeds, or, in other words, of acts of righteousness: so Judges 5:11; 1 Samuel 12:7; Micah 6:5; Psalms 103:6. God's deliverance of His people, according to His covenant-promise, when and in so far as it deserves it, is regarded as a manifestation of His righteousness. As in the last verse, God's acts of mercy towards His people and His interpositions on its behalf, in the past, are appealed to as a ground why He should interpose similarly now.

let thine anger, &c. for the expression, cf. Numbers 25:4; Jeremiah 23:20; Jeremiah 30:24; Isaiah 12:1.

thy city Daniel 9:19: cf. -my city," Isaiah 45:13.

thy holy mountain Psalms 15:1; Psalms 43:3, and elsewhere. So Daniel 9:24.

the iniquities of our fathers Cf. Leviticus 26:39; Jeremiah 11:10; Isaiah 65:7; Nehemiah 9:2; also Psalms 79:8.

a reproach to allthat are round about us Cf. Psalms 44:13; Psalms 79:4; also Ezekiel 25:3; Ezekiel 25:6; Ezekiel 25:8; Ezekiel 35:10; Ezekiel 35:12-13. The words may, however, also glance at "the position of the faithful Jews under Antiochus, since in addition to the tyranny of the king they had to endure the taunts of their heathen neighbours, the Edomites, the Ammonites, etc." (Bevan).