Isaiah 63:17–18

17 Why, Lord, do you make us wander from your ways

and harden our hearts so we do not revere you?

Return for the sake of your servants,

the tribes that are your inheritance.

18 For a little while your people possessed your holy place,

but now our enemies have trampled down your sanctuary.

17 O Lord, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways,

And hardened our heart from thy fear?

Return for thy servants’ sake,

The tribes of thine inheritance.

18 The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while:

Our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.

17 Lord, why have you allowed us to turn from your path?

Why have you given us stubborn hearts so we no longer fear you?

Return and help us, for we are your servants,

the tribes that are your special possession.

18 How briefly your holy people possessed your holy place,

and now our enemies have destroyed it.

17 O Lord, why have You made us stray from Your ways,

And hardened our heart from Your fear?

Return for Your servants’ sake,

The tribes of Your inheritance.

18 Your holy people have possessed it but a little while;

Our adversaries have trodden down Your sanctuary.

17 Lord, why are you making us wander from your ways?

Why do you make us stubborn so that we don’t honor you?

For our sake come back to us,

your servants, who belong to you.

18 Your people had your Temple for a while,

but now our enemies have walked on your holy place and crushed it.

17 O Jehovah, why dost thou make us to err from thy ways, and hardenest our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. 18 Thy holy people possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.

17 Why, O Jehovah, hast thou made us to err from thy ways, hast hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. 18 Thy holy people have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.

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

and become so stubborn that we are unable to fear you? 

Return for the sake of your servants. 

They are the tribes that belong to you. 

18 Your holy people possessed the land for a little while. 

Our enemies have trampled on your holy place. 

17 Why, Yahweh, do You make us stray from Your ways?

You harden our hearts so we do not fear You.

Return, because of Your servants,

the tribes of Your heritage.

18 Your holy people had a possession

for a little while,

but our enemies have trampled down

Your sanctuary.

17 Why, O Lord, do you let us stray from your ways

and let our heart harden, so that we do not fear you?

Turn back for the sake of your servants,

the tribes that are your heritage.

18 Your holy people took possession for a little while,

but now our adversaries have trampled down your sanctuary.

17 Why do you make us wander from your ways, Yahweh?

You harden our heart so that we do not fear you.

Turn back for the sake of your servants,

the tribes of your inheritance.

18 Your holy people took possession for a little while;

our adversaries have trampled down your sanctuary.

17 Lord, why do you let us wander away from you?

Why do you let us become so stubborn

that we don’t respect you?

Come back and help us.

We are the tribes that belong to you.

18 For a little while your holy people possessed the land.

But now our enemies have torn your temple down.

17 Why, O Lord, do You cause us to stray from Your ways

And harden our heart from fearing You?

Return for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.

18 Your holy people possessed Your sanctuary for a little while,

Our adversaries have trodden it down.