Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Thou art righteous

In our trespasses

We cannot

Bible References

Thou art righteous

Romans 10:3
Ignorant of the righteousness which God provides and building their hopes upon a righteousness of their own, they have refused submission to God's righteousness.

In our trespasses

John 8:21
Again He said to them, "I am going away. Then you will try to find me, but you will die in your sins. Where I am going, it is impossible for you to come."
1 Corinthians 15:17
and if Christ has not risen, your faith is a vain thing--you are still in your sins.

We cannot

Romans 3:19
But it cannot be denied that all that the Law says is addressed to those who are living under the Law, in order that every mouth may be stopped, and that the whole world may await sentence from God.