“Let all their wickedness come before You;
And deal with them as You have dealt with me
Because of all my transgressions;
For my groans are many and my heart is faint.”

Their hearts cried out to the Lord.
“O wall of the Daughter of Zion,
Let your tears run down like a river day and night;
Give yourself no relief,
Let your eyes have no rest.

Let him sit alone [in hope] and keep quiet,
Because God has laid it on him [for his benefit].

Let him put his mouth in the dust [in recognition of his unworthiness];
There may yet be hope.

Let him give his cheek to the one who strikes him;
Let him be filled with reproach.

Let us test and examine our ways,
And let us return to the Lord.

Let us lift up our hearts and our hands [in prayer]
Toward God in heaven;