Remembering Yahweh’s Mercy

• 7 I will mention the loyal love of Yahweh, the praises of Yahweh, according to all that Yahweh has done for us,
  • and the greatness of goodness to the house of Israel that he has done to them according to his mercy and the abundance of his loyal love.
    
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8 And he said, “Surely my people are children; they will not break faith.” And he became a Savior to them.

• 9 In all their distress, there was no distress ,[fn]
  • and the messenger of his presence[fn] saved them,
  • in his love and compassion he himself redeemed them,
• and he lifted them up,
  • and he supported them all the days of old.
• 10 But[fn] they were the ones who[fn] rebelled,
  • and they grieved his Holy Spirit ,[fn]
• so[fn] he became an enemy to them ;[fn]
  • he himself fought against them.
• 11 Then[fn] his people remembered the days of old, of Moses.
  • Where is the one who led up them from the sea with the shepherds of his flock?
• Where is the one who puts his Holy Spirit[fn] inside him,
  • 12 who made[fn] his magnificent arm move at[fn] the right hand of Moses,
• who divided[fn] the waters before them ,[fn]
  • to make an everlasting name for himself,
• 13 who led[fn] them through the depths?
  • They did not stumble like a horse in the desert;
• 14 like cattle in the valley that goes down, the Spirit of Yahweh gave him rest ,[fn]
  • so you lead your people to make a magnificent name for yourself.
    
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Prayer for Mercy

• 15 Look from heaven,
  • and see from the lofty residence of your holiness and glory.
• Where are your zeal and strength?
  • Your compassion[fn] and mercy to me hold themselves back.
• 16 For you are our father, although Abraham does not know us,
  • and Israel does not acknowledge us.
• You, Yahweh are our father,
  • Our Redeemer from of old is your name.
• 17 Why do you make us wander, Yahweh?
  • You harden our heart from your ways so that we do not fear[fn] you.
• Turn back for the sake of your servants,
  • the tribes of your inheritance.
• 18 Your holy people[fn] took possession for a little while;
  • our adversaries have trampled down your sanctuary.
• 19 We have been since antiquity; you did not rule them;
  • they were not called by your name .[fn]
  
  
• 64 [fn] Would that you would tear the heavens and come down;
  • the mountains would quake before you,
• 2 [fn] as fire kindles brushwood,
  • the fire causes water to boil,
• to make your name known to your adversaries,
  • that the nations might tremble from your presence .[fn]
• 3 When you did terrible deeds which we did not expect ,[fn] you came down;
  • the mountains quaked because of your presence .[fn]
• 4 And since ancient times they have not heard,
  • have not listened,
• no eye has seen a God except you;
  • he acts[fn] for the one who waits for him.
• 5 You meet with the one who rejoices,
  • one who does righteousness.
• In your ways they remember you.
  • Look! You were angry and we sinned against them in ancient times and we were saved.
• 6 And we all have become like the unclean,
  • and all our deeds of justice like a menstrual cloth,
• And we all wither like a leaf,
  • and our iniquities take us away like the wind.
• 7 And there is no one who calls on your name,
  • who pulls himself up to keep hold of you,
• for you have hidden your face from us,[fn]
  • and melted us into the hand of our iniquity.
• 8 Yet now Yahweh, you are our father;
  • we are the clay and you are our potter ,[fn]
  • and we all are the work of your hand.
• 9 You must not be exceedingly angry, Yahweh,
  • and you must not remember iniquity forever!
    
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Look! Behold, now! We all are your people!

• 10 Your holy cities[fn] have become a wilderness;
  • Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
• 11 Our holy and beautiful temple ,[fn] where our ancestors[fn] praised you has been burned[fn] by fire,
  • and all our precious objects have become ruins.[fn]
• 12 Will you control yourself because of these, Yahweh?
  • Will you be silent?
    • And will you oppress us exceedingly?