1Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
2As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!the melting�: Heb. the fire of meltings
3When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.
4For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.seen�: or, seen a God beside thee, which doeth so for him, etc
5Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.
6Tetapi kami semua adalah seperti apa yang najis, dan segala kewajaran kami adalah seperti kain kotor; dan kami semua memang lenyap seperti daun; dan kedurjanaan kami, seperti angin, sudah menghanyutkan kami.
7And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.consumed: Heb. meltedbecause: Heb. by the hand
8Tetapi sekarang, ya TUHAN, engkaulah bapa kami; kami tanah liat, dan engkau tukang periuk; dan kami semua karya tanganmu.
9Janganlah teramat murka, ya TUHAN, dan juga janganlah mengingati kedurjanaan untuk selama-lamanya: lihatlah, pandanglah, kami merayu kepadamu, kami semua umatmu.
10Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
11Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.
12Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?