An Obscure Passage
A. B. Davidson, D. D., F. Delitzsch, D. D. Isaiah 64:5 You meet him that rejoices and works righteousness, those that remember you in your ways: behold, you are wroth; for we have sinned… Text obscure. Possibly, "Behold Thou wast wroth, and we sinned; Thy wrath was for ever, and we became transgressors." The general idea is that, through God's wrath long continued, the people have sunk ever deeper into sin (cf. Isaiah 57:17; Isaiah 63:17; Koran, 27:4). (A. B. Davidson, D. D.)Behold, Thou, Thou wast entered, and we stood as sinners; already we have long been in this state; and shall we be saved?" (F. Delitzsch, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved. WEB: You meet him who rejoices and works righteousness, those who remember you in your ways. Behold, you were angry, and we sinned. We have been in sin for a long time; and shall we be saved?