1
Oh, that You would
rend the
heavens and
come down, That the
mountains might
quake at Your
presence -
~yir'h '$y,n'Pim 'T.d;r'y ~Iy;m'v 'T.[;r'q -a.Wl ? .WL{z'n
2
As
fire kindles the
brushwood, as
fire causes
water to
boil - To
make Your
name known to Your
adversaries, That the
nations may
tremble at Your
presence!
;[yidw{h.l vea -h,[.biT ~Iy;m ~yis'm]h vea ;x{d.qiK ? .Wz'G.rIy ~Iyw{G '$y,n'Pim<06440!> '$y,r'c.l '$.miv
3
When You
did awesome things which we did not
expect, You
came down, the
mountains quaked at Your
presence.
'$y,n'Pim 'T.d;r'y h/W;q.n a{l tw{a'rw{n '$.tw{f][;B ? .WL{z'n ~yir'h
4
For from
days of
old they have not
heard or perceived by
ear,
Nor has the
eye seen a
God besides You, Who
acts in behalf of the one who
waits for Him.
h't'a'r -a{l !Iy;[ .Wnyiz/a,h a{l .W[.m'v -a{l ~'lw{[em.W ? w{l -heK;x.mil h,f][;y '$.t'l.Wz ~yih{l/a
5
You
meet him who
rejoices in
doing righteousness, Who
remembers You in Your
ways.
Behold, You were
angry, for we
sinned, We continued in them a
long time; And shall we be
saved?
'$.Wr.K.zIy '$y,k'r.diB q,d,c hef{[.w f'f -t,a 'T.[;g'P ? ;[ev\Win.w ~'lw{[ ~,h'B a'j/x,N;w 'T.p;c'q h'T;a -neh
6
For
all of us have
become like one who is
unclean, And
all our
righteous deeds are like a
filthy garment; And
all of us
wither like a
leaf, And our
iniquities, like the
wind,
take us away.
.Wnyet{q.dic -l'K ~yiDi[ d,g,b.k.W .Wn'LUK aem'J;k yih.N;w ? .WnUa'FIy ;x.Wr'K .Wnen{w][;w .Wn'LUK h,l'[,K l,b'N;w
7
There is
no one who
calls on Your
name, Who
arouses himself to
take hold of You; For You have
hidden Your
face from us And have
delivered us into the
power of our
iniquities.
qyiz]x;h.l rerw{[.tim '$.miv.b aerw{q -nyea.w ? .Wnen{w][ -d;y.B .Wneg.Wm.T;w .WN,Mim '$y,n'p 'T.r;T.sih -yiK .$'B
8
But
now, O
LORD, You are our
Father, We are the
clay, and You our
potter; And
all of us are the
work of Your
hand.
r,m{x;h .Wn.x;n]a h'T'a .Wnyib'a h'wh.y h'T;[.w ? .Wn'LUK '$.d'y hef][;m.W .Wner.c{y h'T;a.w
9
Do not be
angry beyond measure, O
LORD,
Nor remember iniquity forever;
Behold,
look now,
all of us are Your
people.
d;['l -l;a.w d{a.m -d;[ h'wh.y @{c.qiT -l;a ? .Wn'LUk '$.M;[ a'n -j,B;h !eh !{w'[ r{K.ziT
10
Your
holy cities have
become a
wilderness,
Zion has
become a
wilderness,
Jerusalem a
desolation.
h't'y'h r'B.dim !w{Yic r'B.dim .Wy'h '$.v.d'q yer'[ ? h'm'm.v ~i;l'v.Wr.y
11
Our
holy and
beautiful house,
Where our
fathers praised You, Has
been burned by
fire; And
all our
precious things have
become a
ruin.
.Wnyet{b]a '$.Wl.lih r,v]a .WneT.r;a.pit.w .Wnev.d'q tyeB ? h'B.r'x.l h'y'h .WnyeD;m]x;m -l'k.w vea t;per.fil h'y'h
12
Will You
restrain Yourself at
these things, O
LORD? Will You
keep silent and
afflict us
beyond measure?
.WneN;[.t.W h,v/x,T h'wh.y q;P;a.tit h,Lea -l;[;h ? d{a.m -d;[