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To you we owe our hymn of praise,
    O God on Zion;
To you our vows[a] must be fulfilled,
    [b]you who hear our prayers.
To you all flesh must come(A)
    with its burden of wicked deeds.
We are overcome by our sins;
    only you can pardon them.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 65:2 Vows: the Israelites were accustomed to promising sacrifices in the Temple if their prayers were heard.
  2. 65:3 To you all flesh must come: all must have recourse to God’s mercy.