And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
Much ado here is to bring Daniel to be able to bear what Christ has to say to him. Still we have him in a fright, hardly and very slowly recovering himself; but he is still answered and supported with good words and comfortable words. Let us see how Daniel is by degrees brought to himself, and gather up the several passages that are to the same purport. I.
Commenting on Daniel 10:10-21
And, behold, an hand touched me,.... Not the hand of the man clothed with linen, whose voice he heard, and whose hand was like polished brass, Dan 10:6, but the hand of one distinct from him, one of his attendants, Dan 12:5 that had the similitude of the sons of men, Dan 10:16, and whose hand was softer, and nearer a human one; very probably...
an hand--namely, of Gabriel, who interpreted other revelations to Daniel (Dan 8:16) [THEODORET]. set me upon my knees--GESENIUS translates, "cause me to reel on my knees," &c.