Daniel 9: 4 - 10
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I prayed to the LORD, my God, and confessed, "Ah, Lord, great and awesome God, you who keep your merciful covenant toward those who love you and observe your commandments!
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| 5
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We have sinned, been wicked and done evil; we have rebelled and departed from your commandments and your laws.
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| 6
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We have not obeyed your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, our fathers, and all the people of the land.
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| 7
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Justice, O Lord, is on your side; we are shamefaced even to this day: the men of Judah, the residents of Jerusalem, and all Israel, near and far, in all the countries to which you have scattered them because of their treachery toward you.
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| 8
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O LORD, we are shamefaced, like our kings, our princes, and our fathers, for having sinned against you.
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| 9
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But yours, O Lord, our God, are compassion and forgiveness! Yet we rebelled against you
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| 10
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and paid no heed to your command, O LORD, our God, to live by the law you gave us through your servants the prophets.
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