And now, LORD, according to the greatness of your unchanging love, forgive, I pray, the sin of these people, just as you have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt."

Hear my prayers and the prayers of your people when they face this place and pray. In your home in heaven hear us and forgive us.

O LORD, listen in heaven and judge your servants. Punish the guilty one as he deserves, and acquit the one who is innocent.

listen to them in heaven. Forgive the sins of your people and bring them back to the land which you gave to their ancestors.

listen to them in heaven. Forgive the sins of the king and of the people of Israel, and teach them to do what is right. Then, O LORD, send rain on this land of yours, which you gave to your people as a permanent possession.

listen to their prayers. If any of your people Israel, out of heartfelt sorrow, stretch out their hands in prayer toward this Temple,

Hear my prayers and the prayers of your people Israel when they face this place and pray. In your home in heaven hear us and forgive us.

listen to them in heaven. Forgive the sins of your people and bring them back to the land which you gave to them and to their ancestors.

O LORD, listen to them in heaven and forgive the sins of your servants, the people of Israel, and teach them to do what is right. Then, O LORD, send rain on this land of yours, which you gave to your people as a permanent possession.

listen to their prayers. If any of your people Israel, out of heartfelt sorrow, stretch out their hands in prayer toward this Temple,

In my vision I saw the locusts eat up every green thing in the land, and then I said, "Sovereign LORD, forgive your people! How can they survive? They are so small and weak!"

Well, what then? I tell you that even if he will not get up and give you the bread because you are his friend, yet he will get up and give you everything you need because you are not ashamed to keep on asking.

Wake up, Lord! Why are you asleep? Rouse yourself ! Don't reject us forever!

We fall crushed to the ground; we lie defeated in the dust.

All our sacred symbols are gone; there are no prophets left, and no one knows how long this will last.

Why have you refused to help us? Why do you keep your hands behind you?

LORD, will you be angry with us forever? Will your anger continue to burn like fire?

Will you be angry with us forever? Will your anger never cease?

Make us strong again, and we, your people, will praise you.

You will rise and take pity on Zion; the time has come to have mercy on her; this is the right time.

Your servants love her, even though she is destroyed; they have pity on her, even though she is in ruins.

so do not be too angry with us or hold our sins against us forever. We are your people; be merciful to us.

and our Temple, the sacred and beautiful place where our ancestors praised you, has been destroyed by fire. All the places we loved are in ruins.

Do not punish us for the sins of our ancestors. Have mercy on us now; we have lost all hope.

Why should the nations ask us, "Where is your God?" Let us see you punish the nations for shedding the blood of your servants.

The nations will fear the LORD; all the kings of the earth will fear his power.

When the LORD rebuilds Zion, he will reveal his greatness.

To you alone, O LORD, to you alone, and not to us, must glory be given because of your constant love and faithfulness.

Why should the nations ask us, "Where is your God?"

My people cry out to me, 'Even though our sins accuse us, help us, LORD, as you have promised. We have turned away from you many times; we have sinned against you.

We have sinned against you, LORD; we confess our own sins and the sins of our ancestors.

Remember your promises and do not despise us; do not bring disgrace on Jerusalem, the place of your glorious throne. Do not break the covenant you made with us.

But I did not, since that would have brought dishonor to my name, for in the presence of the people among whom they were living I had announced to Israel that I was going to lead them out of Egypt.

But I did not, since that would have brought dishonor to my name among the nations which had seen me lead Israel out of Egypt.

But I did not, since that would have brought dishonor to my name among the nations which had seen me bring Israel out of Egypt.

"Now then, give the Israelites the message that I, the Sovereign LORD, have for them: What I am going to do is not for the sake of you Israelites, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have disgraced in every country where you have gone.

The Sovereign LORD said, "But now I will be merciful to Jacob's descendants, the people of Israel, and make them prosperous again. I will protect my holy name.

Let us praise God for his glorious grace, for the free gift he gave us in his dear Son!

Let us, then, who were the first to hope in Christ, praise God's glory!

in order that at the present time, by means of the church, the angelic rulers and powers in the heavenly world might learn of his wisdom in all its different forms.

Listen to us, O God; look at us and see the trouble we are in and the suffering of the city that bears your name. We are praying to you because you are merciful, not because we have done right.

Turn your anger on the nations that do not worship you, on the people who do not pray to you.

You are our father. Our ancestors Abraham and Jacob do not acknowledge us, but you, LORD, are our father, the one who has always rescued us.

We, your holy people, were driven out by our enemies for a little while; they trampled down your sanctuary.

Why are you like someone taken by surprise, like a soldier powerless to help? Surely, LORD, you are with us! We are your people; do not abandon us.' "

I will begin my work of destruction in my own city. Do they think they will go unpunished? No, they will be punished, for I am going to send war on all the people on earth. I, the LORD Almighty, have spoken.