¹¹ Then his people recalled^[a] the days of old,
    the days of Moses and his people—
where is he who brought them through the sea,^(A)
    with the shepherd of his flock?^(B)
Where is he who set
    his Holy Spirit^(C) among them,
¹² who sent his glorious arm^(D) of power
    to be at Moses’ right hand,
who divided the waters^(E) before them,
    to gain for himself everlasting renown,^(F)
13 who led^(G) them through the depths?^(H)
Like a horse in open country,
    they did not stumble;^(I)
14 like cattle that go down to the plain,
    they were given rest^(J) by the Spirit of the Lord.
This is how you guided your people
    to make for yourself a glorious name.

¹⁵ Look down from heaven^(K) and see,
    from your lofty throne,^(L) holy and glorious.
Where are your zeal^(M) and your might?
    Your tenderness and compassion^(N) are withheld^(O) from us.
¹⁶ But you are our Father,^(P)
    though Abraham does not know us
    or Israel acknowledge^(Q) us;
you, Lord, are our Father,
    our Redeemer^(R) from of old is your name.
¹⁷ Why, Lord, do you make us wander^(S) from your ways
    and harden our hearts^(T) so we do not revere^(U) you?
Return^(V) for the sake of your servants,
    the tribes that are your inheritance.^(W)
18 For a little while^(X) your people possessed your holy place,
    but now our enemies have trampled^(Y) down your sanctuary.^(Z)
19 We are yours from of old;
    but you have not ruled over them,
    they have not been called^[b] by your name.^(AA)

64 ^[c]Oh, that you would rend the heavens^(AB) and come down,^(AC)
    that the mountains^(AD) would tremble before you!
² As when fire sets twigs ablaze
    and causes water to boil,
come down to make your name^(AE) known to your enemies
    and cause the nations to quake^(AF) before you!
³ For when you did awesome^(AG) things that we did not expect,
    you came down, and the mountains trembled^(AH) before you.
⁴ Since ancient times no one has heard,
    no ear has perceived,
no eye has seen any God besides you,^(AI)
    who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.^(AJ)
5 You come to the help of those who gladly do right,^(AK)
    who remember your ways.
But when we continued to sin against them,
    you were angry.^(AL)
    How then can we be saved?
⁶ All of us have become like one who is unclean,^(AM)
    and all our righteous^(AN) acts are like filthy rags;
we all shrivel up like a leaf,^(AO)
    and like the wind our sins sweep us away.^(AP)
7 No one^(AQ) calls on your name^(AR)
    or strives to lay hold of you;
for you have hidden^(AS) your face from us
    and have given us over^(AT) to^[d] our sins.

⁸ Yet you, Lord, are our Father.^(AU)
    We are the clay, you are the potter;^(AV)
    we are all the work of your hand.^(AW)
9 Do not be angry^(AX) beyond measure, Lord;
    do not remember our sins^(AY) forever.
Oh, look on us, we pray,
    for we are all your people.^(AZ)
10 Your sacred cities^(BA) have become a wasteland;
    even Zion is a wasteland, Jerusalem a desolation.^(BB)
11 Our holy and glorious temple,^(BC) where our ancestors praised you,
    has been burned with fire,
    and all that we treasured^(BD) lies in ruins.
¹² After all this, Lord, will you hold yourself back?^(BE)
    Will you keep silent^(BF) and punish us beyond measure?