Ezra 9:5-8

5Then, at the evening sacrifice, I rose from my self-abasement, with my tunic and cloak torn, and fell on my knees with my hands spread out to the LORD my God

6and prayed: “I am too ashamed and disgraced, my God, to lift up my face to you, because our sins are higher than our heads and our guilt has reached to the heavens.

7From the days of our ancestors until now, our guilt has been great. Because of our sins, we and our kings and our priests have been subjected to the sword and captivity, to pillage and humiliation at the hand of foreign kings, as it is today. 8“But now, for a brief moment, the LORD our God has been gracious in leaving us a remnant and giving us a firm place Or a foothold in his sanctuary, and so our God gives light to our eyes and a little relief in our bondage.