1. Yahweh, remember what has happened to us.Look, and see our disgrace!
2. Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,our houses to foreigners.
3. We have become orphans, fatherless;our mothers are widows.
4. We must pay for the water we drink;our wood comes at a price.
5. We are closely pursued;we are tired, and no one offers us rest.
6. We made a treaty with Egyptand with Assyria, to get enough food.
7. Our fathers sinned; they no longer exist,but we bear their punishment.
8. Slaves rule over us; no one rescues us from their hands.