Isaiah 63:11–19

¹¹Then his people remembered Moses and the distant past. 

Where is the one who brought them out of the sea 

with the shepherds of his flock? 

Where is the one who put his Holy Spirit in them? 

¹²Where is the one who sent his powerful arm 

to support the right hand of Moses? 

Where is the one who divided the water in front of them 

to make an everlasting name for himself? 

¹³Where is the one who led them through the deep water? 

Like horses in the wilderness, 

they didn’t stumble. 

¹⁴Like animals going down into a valley, 

they were given rest by the Lord’s Spirit. 

In this way you guided your people 

to make an honored name for yourself. 

¹⁵Look down and see from heaven, from your holy and beautiful dwelling. 

Where is your determination and might? 

Where is the longing of your heart and your compassion? 

Don’t hold back. 

¹⁶You are our Father. 

Even though Abraham doesn’t know us 

and Israel doesn’t pay attention to us, 

O Lord, you are our Father. 

Your name is our Defender From Everlasting. 

¹⁷O 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. 

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

Our enemies have trampled on your holy place. 

¹⁹We have become like those whom you never ruled, 

like those who are not called by your name.