Isaiah 64:8-9

Prayer for Mercy

⁸ _y But now, O Lord, you are our Father;
_z we are the clay, and you are our potter;
_a we are all the work of your hand.
⁹ _b Be not so terribly angry, O Lord,
_c and remember not iniquity forever.
Behold, please look, we are all your people.

1. Cross References
   Isaiah 63:16
   For you are our Father, though Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us; you, O Lord, are our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name.
   
2. Cross References
   Isaiah 45:9
   Woe to him who strives with him who formed him, a pot among earthen pots! Does the clay say to him who forms it, 'What are you making?' or 'Your work has no handles'?
   Romans 9:20 - 21
   But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, "Why have you made me like this?
   
3. Cross References
   Isaiah 29:23
   For when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in his midst, they will sanctify my name; they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
   Isaiah 45:11
   Thus says the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and the one who formed him: "Ask me of things to come; will you command me concerning my children and the work of my hands?
   
4. Cross References
   Isaiah 57:16
   For I will not contend forever, nor will I always be angry; for the spirit would grow faint before me, and the breath of life that I made.
   Psalms 74:1 - 2
   O God, why do you cast us off forever? Why does your anger smoke against the sheep of your pasture?
   
5. Cross References
   Psalms 79:8
   Do not remember against us our former iniquities; let your compassion come speedily to meet us, for we are brought very low.