We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.
The verse is a confession addressed to the Lord that openly admits personal wickedness. It joins to that admission an acknowledgment of the iniquity of earlier generations. Both the present wrongdoing and the inherited guilt are recognized together as sin committed against God.
The verse is a confession addressed to the Lord that openly admits personal wickedness. It joins to that admission an acknowledgment of the iniquity of earlier generations. Both the present wrongdoing and the inherited guilt are recognized together as sin committed against God.