² Take words with you,
And return to the Lord.
Say to Him,
“Take away all iniquity;
Receive us graciously,
For we will offer the ^(A)sacrifices^[a] of our lips.

³ Assyria shall ^(A)not save us,
^(B)We will not ride on horses,
Nor will we say anymore to the work of our hands, ‘You are our gods.’
^(C)For in You the fatherless finds mercy.”