Isaiah 63:11–64:1

¹¹Then his people remembered what he did long ago.

They recalled the days of Moses and his people.

They asked, “Where is the One who brought

Israel through the Red Sea?

Moses led them as the shepherd of his flock.

Where is the One who put

his Holy Spirit among them?

¹²He used his glorious and powerful arm

to help Moses.

He parted the waters of the sea in front of them.

That mighty act made him famous forever.

¹³He led them through that deep sea.

Like a horse in open country,

they didn’t trip and fall.

¹⁴Like cattle that are taken down to the flatlands,

they were given rest by the Spirit of the Lord.”

That’s how he guided his people.

So he made a glorious name for himself.

¹⁵Lord, look down from heaven.

Look down from your holy and glorious throne.

Where is your great love for us?

Where is your power?

Why don’t you show us

your tender love and concern?

¹⁶You are our Father.

Abraham might not accept us as his children.

Jacob might not recognize us as his family.

But you are our Father, Lord.

Your name is The One Who Always Sets Us Free.

¹⁷Lord, 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.

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

But now our enemies have torn your temple down.

¹⁹We are like people you never ruled over.

We are like those who don’t belong to you.

64I wish you would open up your heavens

and come down to us!

I wish the mountains would tremble

when you show your power!