Isaiah 63:11–19

¹¹Then he ⁿremembered the days of old,

Moses and his people, saying:

“Where is He who ^obrought them up out of the sea

With the ³shepherd of His flock?

^pWhere is He who put His Holy Spirit within them,

¹²Who led them by the right hand of Moses,

^qWith His glorious arm,

^rDividing the water before them

To make for Himself an everlasting name,

^13sWho led them through the deep,

As a horse in the wilderness,

That they might not stumble?”

¹⁴As a beast goes down into the valley,

And the Spirit of the Lord causes him to rest,

So You lead Your people,

^tTo make Yourself a glorious name.

A Prayer of Penitence

^15uLook down from heaven,

And see ^vfrom Your habitation, holy and glorious.

Where are Your zeal and Your strength,

The yearning ^wof Your heart and Your mercies toward me?

Are they restrained?

^16xDoubtless You are our Father,

Though Abraham ^ywas ignorant of us,

And Israel does not acknowledge us.

You, O Lord, are our Father;

Our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.

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

And hardened our heart from Your fear?

Return for Your servants’ sake,

The tribes of Your inheritance.

^18aYour holy people have possessed it but a little while;

^bOur adversaries have trodden down Your sanctuary.

¹⁹We have become like those of old, over whom You never ruled,

Those who were never called by Your name.