9. Lord, do not be too angry!Do not hold our sins against us continually!Take a good look at your people, at all of us!
10. Your chosen cities have become a desert;Zion has become a desert,Jerusalem is a desolate ruin.
11. Our holy temple, our pride and joy,the place where our ancestors praised you,has been burned with fire;all our prized possessions have been destroyed.
12. In light of all this, how can you still hold back, Lord?How can you be silent and continue to humiliate us?