Isaiah 64:5-6

Prayer for Mercy

⁵ You meet him who joyfully works righteousness,
those who remember you in your ways.
Behold, you were angry, and we sinned;
in our sins we have been a long time, and shall we be saved? ₁
⁶ _v We have all become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.
_w We all fade like a leaf,
and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.

Cross References
Isaiah 59:12 - 15
For our transgressions are multiplied before you, and our sins testify against us; for our transgressions are with us, and we know our iniquities:

Cross References
Psalms 90:5 - 6
You sweep them away as with a flood; they are like a dream, like grass that is renewed in the morning:

Matthew Henry Concise

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Isaiah 64:5

Strong's Concordance

Isaiah 64:5

Thou meetestH6293 him that rejoicethH7797 and workethH6213 righteousness,H6664 those that rememberH2142 thee in thy ways:H1870 behold, thou art wrothH7107; for we have sinnedH2398: in those is continuance,H5769 and we shall be savedH3467.

Notes

Isaiah 64:5 - 6

You meet him who joyfully works righteousness, those who remember you in your ways. Behold, you were angry, and we sinned; in our sins we have been a long time, and shall we be saved? We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. ...

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