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)’”

² Why do the nations say,
    “Where is their God?”^(A)

¹⁰ Why should the nations say,
    “Where is their God?”^(A)

Before our eyes, make known among the nations
    that you avenge^(B) the outpoured blood^(C) of your servants.

⁹ Grain offerings and drink offerings^(A)
    are cut off from the house of the Lord.
The priests are in mourning,^(B)
    those who minister before the Lord.