8. And yet, O lord, you are our Father.We are the clay, and you are the potter.We all are formed by your hand.
9. Don’t be so angry with us, lord.Please don’t remember our sins forever.Look at us, we pray,and see that we are all your people.
10. Your holy cities are destroyed.Zion is a wilderness;yes, Jerusalem is a desolate ruin.
11. The holy and beautiful Templewhere our ancestors praised youhas been burned down,and all the things of beauty are destroyed.
12. After all this, lord, must you still refuse to help us?Will you continue to be silent and punish us?