And he said to me, "Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day.

"O Lord, according to all your righteous acts, let your anger and your wrath turn away from your city Jerusalem, your holy hill, because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a byword among all who are around us.

Let thy

For you meet him with rich blessings; you set a crown of fine gold upon his head.

Answer me, O LORD, for your steadfast love is good; according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.

We are

Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes and were brought low through their iniquity.

The LORD preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me.

Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low! Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me!

The sojourner who is among you shall rise higher and higher above you, and you shall come down lower and lower.

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For your servants hold her stones dear and have pity on her dust.