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Restore Us to Yourself, O Lord
Remember, O Lord, what has befallen us;
look, and see our disgrace!
Remember, O Lord, what has befallen us;
look, and see our disgrace!
A Prayer for Mercy
Remember, O LORD, what has befallen us;
Look, and see our reproach!
Remember, O LORD, what has befallen us;
Look, and see our reproach!
Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,
our homes to foreigners.
our homes to foreigners.
Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,
Our houses to aliens.
Our houses to aliens.
We have become orphans, fatherless;
our mothers are like widows.
our mothers are like widows.
We have become orphans without a father,
Our mothers are like widows.
Our mothers are like widows.
We must pay for the water we drink;
the wood we get must be bought.
the wood we get must be bought.
We have to pay for our drinking water,
Our wood comes to us at a price.
Our wood comes to us at a price.
Our pursuers are at our necks;
we are weary; we are given no rest.
we are weary; we are given no rest.
Our pursuers are at our necks;
We are worn out, there is no rest for us.
We are worn out, there is no rest for us.
We have given the hand to Egypt, and to Assyria,
to get bread enough.
to get bread enough.
We have submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
Our fathers sinned, and are no more;
and we bear their iniquities.
and we bear their iniquities.
Our fathers sinned, and are no more;
It is we who have borne their iniquities.
It is we who have borne their iniquities.
Slaves rule over us;
there is none to deliver us from their hand.
there is none to deliver us from their hand.
Slaves rule over us;
There is no one to deliver us from their hand.
There is no one to deliver us from their hand.
We get our bread at the peril of our lives,
because of the sword in the wilderness.
because of the sword in the wilderness.
We get our bread at the risk of our lives
Because of the sword in the wilderness.
Because of the sword in the wilderness.
Our skin is hot as an oven
with the burning heat of famine.
with the burning heat of famine.
Our skin has become as hot as an oven,
Because of the burning heat of famine.
Because of the burning heat of famine.
Women are raped in Zion,
young women in the towns of Judah.
young women in the towns of Judah.
They ravished the women in Zion,
The virgins in the cities of Judah.
The virgins in the cities of Judah.
Princes are hung up by their hands;
no respect is shown to the elders.
no respect is shown to the elders.
Princes were hung by their hands;
Elders were not respected.
Elders were not respected.
Young men are compelled to grind at the mill,
and boys stagger under loads of wood.
and boys stagger under loads of wood.
Young men worked at the grinding mill,
And youths stumbled under loads of wood.
And youths stumbled under loads of wood.
The old men have left the city gate,
the young men their music.
the young men their music.
Elders are gone from the gate,
Young men from their music.
Young men from their music.
The joy of our hearts has ceased;
our dancing has been turned to mourning.
our dancing has been turned to mourning.
The joy of our hearts has ceased;
Our dancing has been turned into mourning.
Our dancing has been turned into mourning.
The crown has fallen from our head;
woe to us, for we have sinned!
woe to us, for we have sinned!
The crown has fallen from our head;
Woe to us, for we have sinned!
Woe to us, for we have sinned!
For this our heart has become sick,
for these things our eyes have grown dim,
for these things our eyes have grown dim,
Because of this our heart is faint,
Because of these things our eyes are dim;
Because of these things our eyes are dim;
for Mount Zion which lies desolate;
jackals prowl over it.
jackals prowl over it.
Because of Mount Zion which lies desolate,
Foxes prowl in it.
Foxes prowl in it.
But you, O Lord, reign forever;
your throne endures to all generations.
your throne endures to all generations.
You, O LORD, rule forever;
Your throne is from generation to generation.
Your throne is from generation to generation.
Why do you forget us forever,
why do you forsake us for so many days?
why do you forsake us for so many days?
Why do You forget us forever?
Why do You forsake us so long?
Why do You forsake us so long?
Restore us to yourself, O Lord, that we may be restored!
Renew our days as of old —
Renew our days as of old —
Restore us to You, O LORD, that we may be restored;
Renew our days as of old,
Renew our days as of old,