2
Be like the fire that kindles brushwood and makes water boil. Come down to make your name known to your enemies. The nations will tremble in your presence.
3
When you did awe-inspiring things that we didn't expect, you came down and the mountains quaked in your presence.
4
No one has ever heard, no one has paid attention, and no one has seen any god except you. You help those who wait for you.
5
You greeted the one who gladly does right and remembers your ways. You showed your anger, because we've sinned. We've continued to sin for a long time. Can we still be saved?
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We've all become unclean, and all our righteous acts are like permanently stained rags. All of us shrivel like leaves, and our sins carry us away like the wind.