16 The crown(A) has fallen from our head.(B)
    Woe to us, for we have sinned!(C)
17 Because of this our hearts(D) are faint,(E)
    because of these things our eyes(F) grow dim(G)
18 for Mount Zion,(H) which lies desolate,(I)
    with jackals prowling over it.

19 You, Lord, reign forever;(J)
    your throne endures(K) from generation to generation.
20 Why do you always forget us?(L)
    Why do you forsake(M) us so long?
21 Restore(N) us to yourself, Lord, that we may return;
    renew our days as of old
22 unless you have utterly rejected us(O)
    and are angry with us beyond measure.(P)

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16 The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!

17 For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.

18 Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.

19 Thou, O Lord, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.

20 Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?

21 Turn thou us unto thee, O Lord, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

22 But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us.

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