Isaiah 64:8

But now, O Jehovah, thou art our father; We are the clay, and thou hast formed us; We are all of us the work of thy hands.

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In The King James Version

But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

In Context

7There is none that calleth upon thy name, That stirreth himself up to cleave to thee; For thou hidest thy face from us, And lettest us perish by our iniquities.

9Be not wroth, O Jehovah, to the uttermost, Nor remember our iniquity forever! Behold, look upon us, we beseech thee, we are all thy people!

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Cross References

Psalms 74:1“A psalm of Asaph.” O God! why hast thou cast us off for ever? Why doth thine anger smoke against the flock of thy pasture?

Psalms 100:3Know ye that Jehovah is God! It is he that made us, and we are his, His people, and the flock of his pasture.

Psalms 138:8The LORD will perform all things for me; Thy goodness, O LORD! endureth ever: Forsake not the works of thine hands!

Isaiah 43:7Every one that is called by my name, That I have created for my glory, That I have formed and made!”

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 64:7-12

Humble Confession. ( b. c. 706.) 6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. 7 And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities. 8 But now, O Lord , thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand. 9 Be not wroth very… Read the whole commentary →

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