Daniel 9:7-9

New Century Version

⁷ “Lord, you are good and right, but we are full of shame today—the people of Judah and Jerusalem, all the people of Israel, those near and far whom you scattered among many nations because they were not loyal to you. ⁸ Lord, we are all ashamed. Our kings and leaders and our fathers are ashamed, because we have sinned against you.

⁹ “But, Lord our God, you show us mercy and forgive us even though we have turned against you.