17. This is why we feel sick.This is why our eyes see less and less.
18. Foxes roam around on Mount Zion, which lies in ruins.
19. “But you, O Lord, sit enthroned forever,and your reign continues throughout every generation.
20. Why have you completely forgotten us?Why have you abandoned us for such a long time?
21. O Lord, bring us back to you, and we’ll come back.Give us back the life we had long ago,
22. unless you have completely rejected us⌊and⌋ are very angry with us.”