| 1 Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come
down, that the mountains might quake at thy presence, 2 as when fire
kindleth the brushwood, and the fire causeth the waters to boil; to
make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy
presence! 3 When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou
camest down, the mountains quaked at thy presence. 4 For from of old men
have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God
besides thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for him. 5 Thou meetest him
that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy
ways: behold, thou wast wroth, and we sinned: in them have we been of
long time; and shall we be saved? 6 For we are all become as one that is
unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment: and we all do
fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. 7 And
there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take
hold of thee; for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us by
means of our iniquities. 8 But now, O Jehovah, thou art our Father; we are
the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand. 9 Be
not wroth very sore, O Jehovah, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold,
look, we beseech thee, we are all thy people. 10 Thy holy cities are
become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
11 Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is
burned with fire; and all our pleasant places are laid waste. 12 Wilt thou
refrain thyself for these things, O Jehovah? wilt thou hold thy peace, and
afflict us very sore?
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