^3 (A)My tears have been my food day and night,
While they continually say to me,
^(B)“Where is your God?”

^10 (A)Why should the ^[a]nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Let there be known among the nations in our sight
The avenging of the blood of Your servants which has been shed.

² Why should the ^[a]Gentiles say,
^(A)“So where is their God?”

¹⁷ Let the priests, who minister to the Lord,
Weep ^(A)between the porch and the altar;
Let them say, ^(B)“Spare Your people, O Lord,
And do not give Your heritage to reproach,
That the nations should ^[a]rule over them.
^(C)Why should they say among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’ ”

^5 (A)You have fed them with the bread of tears,
And given them tears to drink in great measure.