Ezekiel 20:44
42 Then you will know that I am the Lord when I bring you to the land of Israel, to the land I swore to give to your fathers. 43 And there you will remember your conduct and all your deeds by which you defiled yourselves. You will despise yourselves because of all the evil deeds you have done. 44 Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I deal with you for the sake of my reputation and not according to your wicked conduct and corrupt deeds, O house of Israel, declares the Sovereign Lord.’” 45 (21:1) The Lord’s message came to me: 46 “Son of man, turn toward the south, and speak out against the south. Prophesy against the open scrub land of the Negev,
Daniel 9:19
17 “So now, our God, accept the prayer and requests of your servant, and show favor to your devastated sanctuary for your own sake. 18 Listen attentively, my God, and hear! Open your eyes and look on our desolated ruins and the city called by your name. For it is not because of our own righteous deeds that we are praying to you, but because your compassion is abundant. 19 O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, pay attention, and act! Don’t delay, for your own sake, O my God! For your city and your people are called by your name.” 20 While I was still speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and presenting my request before the Lord my God concerning his holy mountain— 21 yes, while I was still praying, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen previously in a vision, was approaching me in my state of extreme weariness, around the time of the evening offering.
Notes and References
"... Abraham based his prayer on God’s character-“Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?” (Genesis 18:25) - and Moses appeals to God’s faithfulness to himself when he prays, “Why should the Egyptians say, ‘It was with evil intent that he brought them out, to kill them in the mountains and to wipe them off the face of the earth’? Turn from your fierce anger; relent and do not bring disaster on your people” (Exodus 32:12–13). One of Scripture’s most stunning pictures of God answering prayer comes in response to this prayer: “the Lord relented” (Exodus 32:14). Joshua prays with similar logic after the defeat at Ai (Joshua 7:6–9); he forms his plea in the question “What then will you do for your own great name?”. Daniel and Jesus also recognize God’s stance in prayer as being that of a benevolent master whose goal is to be faithful to his own ideal (Daniel 9:19; Luke 11:2) ..."
Ryken, Leland Dictionary of Biblical Imagery (pp. 2222-2223) InterVarsity Press, 1998