Isaiah 64:6

⁶וְאֵין־קוֹרֵא בְשִׁמְךָ, מִתְעוֹרֵר לְהַחֲזִיק בָּךְ; כִּי־הִסְתַּרְתָּ פָנֶיךָ מִמֶּנּוּ, וַתְּמוּגֵנוּ בְּיַד־עֲוֹנֵנוּ׃c

Isaiah 64 is a desperate, raw prayer of a people who know they deserve judgment but plead for mercy anyway. The chapter opens with a cry for God to tear open the heavens and come down, making His name known to the nations. It quickly pivots to a confession of sin: the people admi