Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Has He in anger shut up His tender mercies? Selah

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Has God forgotten to be merciful?(A)
    Has he in anger withheld his compassion?(B)

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God Will Remember Zion

14 (A)But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me,
And my Lord has forgotten me.”

15 “Can(B) a woman forget her nursing child,
[a]And not have compassion on the son of her womb?
Surely they may forget,
(C)Yet I will not forget you.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:15 Lit. From having compassion

14 But Zion(A) said, “The Lord has forsaken(B) me,
    the Lord has forgotten me.”

15 “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
    and have no compassion on the child(C) she has borne?
Though she may forget,
    I will not forget you!(D)

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17 But (A)whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?

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17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them,(A) how can the love of God be in that person?(B)

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32 For God has [a]committed them (A)all to disobedience, that He might have mercy on all.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 11:32 shut them all up in

32 For God has bound everyone over to disobedience(A) so that he may have mercy on them all.

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25 (A)When once the Master of the house has risen up and (B)shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, (C)‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you, (D)‘I do not know you, where you are from,’ 26 then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.’ 27 (E)But He will say, ‘I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. (F)Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.’ 28 (G)There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, (H)when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out.

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25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’

“But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’(A)

26 “Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’

27 “But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’(B)

28 “There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth,(C) when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out.

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A Prayer of Penitence

15 (A)Look down from heaven,
And see (B)from Your habitation, holy and glorious.
Where are Your zeal and Your strength,
The yearning (C)of Your heart and Your mercies toward me?
Are they restrained?

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15 Look down from heaven(A) and see,
    from your lofty throne,(B) holy and glorious.
Where are your zeal(C) and your might?
    Your tenderness and compassion(D) are withheld(E) from us.

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27 (A)Why do you say, O Jacob,
And speak, O Israel:
“My way is hidden from the Lord,
And my just claim is passed over by my God”?

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27 Why do you complain, Jacob?
    Why do you say, Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord;
    my cause is disregarded by my God”?(A)

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A Prayer of Repentance

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David (A)when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

51 Have mercy upon me, O God,
According to Your lovingkindness;
According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,
(B)Blot out my transgressions.

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Psalm 51[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.(A)

Have mercy(B) on me, O God,
    according to your unfailing love;(C)
according to your great compassion(D)
    blot out(E) my transgressions.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 51:1 In Hebrew texts 51:1-19 is numbered 51:3-21.

11 Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord;
(A)Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me.

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11 Do not withhold your mercy(A) from me, Lord;
    may your love(B) and faithfulness(C) always protect(D) me.

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Remember, O Lord, (A)Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses,
For they are from of old.

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Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,(A)
    for they are from of old.

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