Isaiah 63:11–19

¹¹Then he remembered ^athe days of old,

of Moses and his people.⁴

^bWhere is he who brought them up out of the sea

with the shepherds of his flock?

Where is he who put in the midst of them

his Holy Spirit,

¹²who caused his glorious arm

to go at the right hand of Moses,

^cwho divided the waters before them

^dto make for himself an everlasting name,

¹³who led them through the depths?

Like a horse in the desert,

they did not stumble.

¹⁴Like livestock that go down into the valley,

^ethe Spirit of the Lord gave them rest.

So you led your people,

^dto make for yourself a glorious name.

Prayer for Mercy

^15fLook down from heaven and see,

^gfrom your holy and beautiful⁵ habitation.

Where are ^hyour zeal and your might?

The stirring of your inner parts and your compassion

are held back from me.

¹⁶For ⁱyou are our Father,

though Abraham does not know us,

and Israel does not acknowledge us;

you, O Lord, are our Father,

^jour Redeemer from of old is your name.

¹⁷O Lord, why do you make us wander from your ways

and ^kharden our heart, so that we fear you not?

^lReturn for the sake of your servants,

the tribes of your heritage.

^18mYour holy people held possession for a little while;⁶

ⁿour adversaries have trampled down your sanctuary.

^19oWe have become like those over whom you have never ruled,

like those who are not called by your name.