King James Bible
"Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:"
This phrase marks the beginning of Daniel's spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving after God revealed Nebuchadnezzar's dream to him. The formal introduction emphasizes that what follows is Daniel's deliberate, worshipful response to divine revelation rather than casual speech. Daniel begins with eternal praise, using a common Hebrew blessing formula that acknowledges God's supreme worthiness. The double emphasis on eternity contrasts sharply with the temporal kingdoms in Nebuchadnezzar's dream, establishing God's permanence against human transience. Daniel identifies the two divine attributes most relevant to his immediate situation: wisdom (which revealed the dream's meaning) and might (which controls the rise and fall of kingdoms). This declaration directly counters the Babylonian belief that their gods and wise men possessed ultimate knowledge and power.