Isaiah 64:8 - Exposition

But now, O Lord, thou art our Father (see the comment on Isaiah 63:16 ). We are the clay, and thou our Potter (comp. Isaiah 29:16 ; Isaiah 45:9 ). Thy hands have made us and fashioned us, both as individuals and as a nation. Thou hast lavished thy labour and thy skill upon us. Surely thou wilt not "forsake the work of thine own hands" ( Psalms 138:8 ).