Ben Sira 36:17

17 Have mercy, O Lord, on the people called by your name, on Israel, whom you have named your firstborn,

Ben Sira 36:17 In-Context

16 and give them their inheritance, as at the beginning.

17 Have mercy, O Lord, on the people called by your name, on Israel, whom you have named your firstborn,

18 Have pity on the city of your sanctuary, Jerusalem, the place of your dwelling.

19 Fill Zion with your majesty, and your temple with your glory.

Footnotes

• [a] Other ancient authorities read [you have likened to]