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Isaiah 59:12

Albert Barnes
Notes on the Whole Bible

Our sins testify against us - Hebrew, ‹Answer against us.‘ The idea is, that their past lives had been so depraved that they became witnesses against them (compare the notes at Isaiah 3:9).

We know them - We recognize them as our sins, and we cannot conceal from ourselves the fact that we are transgressors.

Matthew Henry
Concise Bible Commentary
If we shut our eyes against the light of Divine truth, it is just with God to hide from our eyes the things that belong to our peace. The sins of those who profess themselves God's people, are worse than the sins of others. And the sins of a nation bring public judgments, when not restrained by public justice. Men may murmur under calamities, but nothing will truly profit while they reject Christ and his gospel.
Ellen G. White
Testimonies for the Church, vol. 1, 355
Cross References
our transgressions
our sins
we know