Isaiah 63:15-19

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁵ Look down from heaven and see^(A)
from Your lofty home—holy and beautiful.
Where is Your zeal and Your might?
Your yearning^[a] and Your compassion
are withheld from me.
¹⁶ Yet You are our Father,
even though Abraham does not know us
and Israel doesn’t recognize us.
You, Yahweh, are our Father;
from ancient times,
Your name is our Redeemer.^(B)
17 Why, Yahweh, do You make us stray from Your ways?
You harden our hearts so we do not fear^[b] You.^(C)
Return, because of Your servants,
the tribes of Your heritage.
¹⁸ Your holy people had a possession^[c]
for a little while,
but our enemies have trampled down
Your sanctuary.^(D)
19 We have become like those You never ruled over,
like those not called by Your name.^(E)