⁸ Do not hold us guilty for the sins of our ancestors!
    Let your compassion quickly meet our needs,
    for we are on the brink of despair.

⁹ Don’t be so angry with us, Lord.
    Please don’t remember our sins forever.
Look at us, we pray,
    and see that we are all your people.

⁶ Hear my cry,
    for I am very low.
Rescue me from my persecutors,
    for they are too strong for me.

³ You welcomed him back with success and prosperity.
    You placed a crown of finest gold on his head.

⁵ For her sins are piled as high as heaven,
    and God remembers her evil deeds.

⁹ The things my people do are as depraved
    as what they did in Gibeah long ago.
God will not forget.
    He will surely punish them for their sins.

¹³ The people love to offer sacrifices to me,
    feasting on the meat,
    but I do not accept their sacrifices.
I will hold my people accountable for their sins,
    and I will punish them.
    They will return to Egypt.