Isaiah 63:17–64:1

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!