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1. Oh that you would tear the heavens, that you would come down, that the mountains might quake at your presence,
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1. Oh that H3863 thou wouldest rend H7167 the heavens H8064 , that thou wouldest come down H3381 , that the mountains H2022 might flow down H2151 at thy presence H4480 H6440 ,
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2. as when fire kindles the brushwood, and the fire causes the waters to boil; to make your name known to your adversaries, that the nations may tremble at your presence!
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2. As when the melting H2003 fire H784 burneth H6919 , the fire H784 causeth the waters H4325 to boil H1158 , to make thy name H8034 known H3045 to thine adversaries H6862 , that the nations H1471 may tremble H7264 at thy presence H4480 H6440 !
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3. When you did terrible things which we didn't look for, you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence.
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3. When thou didst H6213 terrible things H3372 which we looked not for H6960 H3808 , thou camest down H3381 , the mountains H2022 flowed down H2151 at thy presence H4480 H6440 .
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4. For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither has the eye seen a God besides you, who works for him who waits for him.
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4. For since the beginning of the world H4480 H5769 men have not H3808 heard H8085 , nor H3808 perceived by the ear H238 , neither H3808 hath the eye H5869 seen H7200 , O God H430 , beside H2108 thee, what he hath prepared H6213 for him that waiteth H2442 for him.
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5. You meet him who rejoices and works righteousness, those who remember you in your ways: behold, you were angry, and we sinned: in them have we been of long time; and shall we be saved?
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5. Thou meetest H6293 H853 him that rejoiceth H7797 and worketh H6213 righteousness H6664 , those that remember H2142 thee in thy ways H1870 : behold H2005 , thou H859 art wroth H7107 ; for we have sinned H2398 : in those is continuance H5769 , and we shall be saved H3467 .
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6. For we are all become as one who is unclean, and all our righteousness are as a polluted garment: and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
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6. But we are H1961 all H3605 as an unclean H2931 thing , and all H3605 our righteousnesses H6666 are as filthy H5708 rags H899 ; and we all H3605 do fade H5034 as a leaf H5929 ; and our iniquities H5771 , like the wind H7307 , have taken us away H5375 .
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7. There is none who calls on your name, who stirs up himself to take hold of you; for you have hid your face from us, and have consumed us by means of our iniquities.
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7. And there is none H369 that calleth H7121 upon thy name H8034 , that stirreth up himself H5782 to take hold H2388 of thee: for H3588 thou hast hid H5641 thy face H6440 from H4480 us , and hast consumed H4127 us, because H3027 of our iniquities H5771 .
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8. But now, Yahweh, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you our potter; and we all are the work of your hand.
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8. But now H6258 , O LORD H3068 , thou H859 art our father H1 ; we H587 are the clay H2563 , and thou H859 our potter H3335 ; and we all H3605 are the work H4639 of thy hand H3027 .
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9. Don't be angry very sore, Yahweh, neither remember iniquity forever: see, look, we beg you, we are all your people.
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9. Be not wroth H7107 H408 very sore H5704 H3966 , O LORD H3068 , neither H408 remember H2142 iniquity H5771 forever H5703 : behold H2005 , see H5027 , we beseech thee H4994 , we are all H3605 thy people H5971 .
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10. Your holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
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10. Thy holy H6944 cities H5892 are H1961 a wilderness H4057 , Zion H6726 is H1961 a wilderness H4057 , Jerusalem H3389 a desolation H8077 .
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11. Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised you, is burned with fire; and all our pleasant places are laid waste.
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11. Our holy H6944 and our beautiful H8597 house H1004 , where H834 our fathers H1 praised H1984 thee, is H1961 burned up H8316 with fire H784 : and all H3605 our pleasant things H4261 are H1961 laid waste H2723 .
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12. Will you refrain yourself for these things, Yahweh? will you hold your peace, and afflict us very sore?
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12. Wilt thou refrain thyself H662 for H5921 these H428 things , O LORD H3068 ? wilt thou hold thy peace H2814 , and afflict H6031 us very sore H5704 H3966 ?
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