Remember the Lovingkindness of Yahweh
7 I shall bring to remembrance the alovingkindnesses of Yahweh, the praises of Yahweh,
According to all the ways that Yahweh has dealt bountifully with us,
And the abundant bgoodness toward the house of Israel,
Which He has dealt bountifully to them according to His ccompassion
And according to the abundance of His lovingkindnesses.
8 And He said, “Surely, they are aMy people,
Sons who will not deal falsely.”
So He became their bSavior.
9 In all their distress aHe was distressed,
And the bangel of His presence saved them;
In His clove and in His mercy He dredeemed them,
And He elifted them and carried them all the ancient days.
10 But they arebelled
And grieved His bHoly Spirit;
Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy;
He fought against them.
11 Then aHis people remembered the ancient days, of Moses.
Where is bHe who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of His flock?
Where is He who cput His Holy Spirit in the midst of them,
12 Who caused His aglorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses,
Who bsplit the waters before them to make for Himself an everlasting name,
13 Who led them through the depths?
Like the horse in the wilderness, they did not astumble;
14 As the cattle which go down into the valley,
The Spirit of aYahweh gave them rest.
So You bled Your people,
To make for Yourself a glorious name.
Prayer for Mercy and Help
15 aLook down from heaven and see from Your holy and glorious bhabitation;
Where are Your czeal and Your mighty deeds?
The dtumults within You and Your compassion are restrained toward me.
16 For You are our aFather, though bAbraham does not know us
And Israel does not recognize us.
You, O Yahweh, are our Father,
Our cRedeemer from everlasting is Your name.
17 Why, O Yahweh, do You acause us to stray from Your ways
And bstiffen our heart from fearing You?
cReturn for the sake of Your slaves, the tribes of Your inheritance.
18 Your holy people possessed Your sanctuary for a little while;
Our adversaries have atrodden it down.
19 We have become like those over whom You have never ruled,
Like those who were not called by Your name.
Oh, that You would rend the heavens and acome down,
That the mountains might bquake at Your presence—
2 As fire kindles the brushwood, as fire causes water to boil—
To make Your name known to Your adversaries,
That the anations may tremble at Your presence!
3 When You did aawesome things for which we did not hope,
You came down; the mountains quaked at Your presence.
4 For from ancient times athey have not heard or given ear,
Nor has the eye seen a God besides You,
Who acts in behalf of the one who bwaits for Him.
5 You ameet him who rejoices and bdoes righteousness,
Who cremembers You in Your ways.
Behold, dYou were angry; indeed we have sinned—
We continued in them a long time—
And shall we be saved?
6 For all of us have become like one who is aunclean,
And all our brighteous deeds are like a filthy garment;
And all of us cwither like a leaf,
And our diniquities, like the wind, carry us away.
7 There is ano one who calls on Your name,
Who awakens himself to take hold of You,
For You have bhidden Your face from us
And have melted us into the hand of our iniquities.
8 But now, O Yahweh, aYou are our Father;
We are the bclay, and You our potter;
And all of us are the cwork of Your hand.
9 Do not be aangry beyond measure, O Yahweh,
bNor remember iniquity forever;
Behold, look now, all of us are cYour people.
10 Your aholy cities have become a bwilderness;
Zion has become a wilderness,
Jerusalem a desolation.
11 Our holy and glorious ahouse,
Where our fathers praised You,
Has been burned by fire;
And ball our precious things have become a waste place.
12 Will You arestrain Yourself at these things, O Yahweh?
Will You keep silent and afflict us beyond measure?