Ezra 9:15 (DRB)

Passage

O Lord God of Israel, thou art just: for we remain yet to be saved as at this day. Behold we are before thee in our sin, for there can be no standing before thee in this matter.

Nearby Context

Ezra 9:13 And after all that is come upon us, for our most wicked deeds, and our great sin, seeing that thou our God hast saved us from our iniquity, and hast given us a deliverance as at this day,

Ezra 9:14 That we should not turn away, nor break thy commandments, nor join in marriage with the people of these abominations. Art thou angry with us unto utter destruction, not to leave us a remnant to be saved?

Ezra 9:15 O Lord God of Israel, thou art just: for we remain yet to be saved as at this day. Behold we are before thee in our sin, for there can be no standing before thee in this matter.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saved", "lord", "israel", "thou", "just", "remain", "behold", and "before". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saved" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "That we should not turn away nor...", giving immediate footing for "saved" and "lord". In Ezra context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "saved" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.