Isaiah 63:13-64:7

New American Standard Bible

¹³ Who led them through the depths?
Like the horse in the wilderness, they did not ^(A)stumble;
¹⁴ Like the cattle which go down into the valley,
The Spirit of the ^(B)Lord gave ^[a]them rest.
So You ^(C)led Your people,
To make for Yourself a glorious name.

^15 (D)Look down from heaven and see from Your holy and glorious ^(E)lofty habitation;
Where are Your ^(F)zeal and Your mighty deeds?
The ^(G)stirrings of Your heart and Your compassion are restrained toward me.
¹⁶ For You are our ^(H)Father, though ^(I)Abraham does not know us
And Israel does not recognize us.
You, Lord, are our Father,
Our ^(J)Redeemer from ancient times is Your name.
¹⁷ Why, Lord, do You ^(K)cause us to stray from Your ways
And ^(L)harden our heart from fearing You?
^(M)Return for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.
¹⁸ Your holy people possessed Your sanctuary for a little while,
Our adversaries have ^(N)trampled it down.
¹⁹ We have become like those over whom You have never ruled,
Like those who were not called by Your name.

64 ^[b]Oh, that You would tear open the heavens and ^(O)come down,
That the mountains would ^(P)quake at Your presence—
^2 [c]As fire kindles brushwood, as fire causes water to boil—
To make Your name known to Your adversaries,
That the ^(Q)nations may tremble at Your presence!
³ When You did ^(R)awesome things which we did not expect,
You came down, the mountains quaked at Your presence.
⁴ For from days of old ^(S)they have not heard or perceived by ear,
Nor has the eye seen a God besides You,
Who acts in behalf of one who ^(T)waits for Him.
⁵ You ^(U)meet him who rejoices in ^(V)doing righteousness,
Who ^(W)remembers You in Your ways.
Behold, ^(X)You were angry, for we sinned,
We continued in ^[d]our sins for a long time;
Yet shall we be saved?
⁶ For all of us have become like one who is ^(Y)unclean,
And all our ^(Z)righteous deeds are like a filthy garment;
And all of us ^(AA)wither like a leaf,
And our ^(AB)wrongdoings, like the wind, take us away.
⁷ There is ^(AC)no one who calls on Your name,
Who stirs himself to take hold of You;
For You have ^(AD)hidden Your face from us
And have ^[e]surrendered us to the power of our wrongdoings.