Isaiah 63:11–19

¹¹Then he remembered the days of old,

of Moses his servant.

Where is he who brought up out of the sea

the shepherds of his flock?

Where is he who put in the midst of them

his holy Spirit,

¹²who caused his glorious arm

to go at the right hand of Moses,

who divided the waters before them

to make for himself an everlasting name,

¹³who led them through the depths?

Like a horse in the desert,

they did not stumble.

¹⁴Like cattle that go down into the valley,

the Spirit of the Lord gave them rest.

So thou didst lead thy people,

to make for thyself a glorious name.

¹⁵Look down from heaven and see,

from thy holy and glorious habitation.

Where are thy zeal and thy might?

The yearning of thy heart and thy compassion

are withheld from me.

¹⁶For thou art our Father,

though Abraham does not know us

and Israel does not acknowledge us;

thou, O Lord, art our Father,

our Redeemer from of old is thy name.

¹⁷O Lord, why dost thou make us err from thy ways

and harden our heart,

so that we fear thee not?

Return for the sake of thy servants,

the tribes of thy heritage.

¹⁸Thy holy people possessed thy sanctuary a little while;

our adversaries have trodden it down.

¹⁹We have become like those over whom thou hast never ruled,

like those who are not called by thy name.