¹⁷ Let the priests, who minister^(A) before the Lord,
    weep^(B) between the portico and the altar.^(C)
Let them say, “Spare your people, Lord.
    Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn,^(D)
    a byword^(E) among the nations.
Why should they say among the peoples,
    ‘Where is their God?^(F)’”

²⁶ You will have plenty to eat, until you are full,^(A)
    and you will praise^(B) the name of the Lord your God,
    who has worked wonders^(C) for you;
never again will my people be shamed.^(D)