Isaiah 63:15-19

New Century Version

¹⁵ Lord, look down from the heavens and see;
    look at us from your wonderful and holy home in heaven.
Where is your strong love and power?
    Why are you keeping your love and mercy from us?
¹⁶ You are our father.
    Abraham doesn’t know we are his children,
    and Israel doesn’t recognize us.
Lord, you are our father.
    You are called “the one who has always saved us.”
¹⁷ Lord, why are you making us wander from your ways?
    Why do you make us stubborn so that we don’t honor you?
For our sake come back to us,
    your servants, who belong to you.
¹⁸ Your people had your Temple for a while,
    but now our enemies have walked on your holy place and crushed it.
¹⁹ We have become like people you never ruled over,
    like those who have never worn your name.