Ezra 9:15

Ezr 9:15 O LORD God of Israel, thou [art] righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as [it is] this day: behold, we [are] before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.

Ver. 15. O Lord God of Israel ] So called, because he is their portion, they his, Deuteronomy 32:9 . He had avouched them for his; and they him interchangeably, Deuteronomy 26:17-18 . Seneca could say that the basest people (meaning the Jews) gave laws unto all the world; that is, had the true God, creator of all, for their God.

Thou art righteous ] In all thy judgments inflicted upon us; or, thou art faithful and true in thy promises: but we have forfeited thy favour, and deserved destruction.

Behold, we are before thee in our trespasses ] Or guiltiness, which is that iniquity of sin (as David calleth it, Psa 32:5 ) whereby the sinner is bound over to condign punishment.

For we cannot stand before thee ] But must needs causa cadere, drop our case, being self-condemned; and such as must needs subscribe to thy perfect justice in our own utter destruction.