1. Remember, Lord, what happened to us.Look and see our disgrace.
2. Our land has been turned over to strangers.Our houses have been given to foreigners.
3. We have become orphans with no father.Our mothers have become like widows.
4. We have to buy the water we drink.We must pay for the wood for our fires.
5. They work us hard as if we were animals with a yoke on our necks.We get tired and have no rest.
6. We made an agreement with Egyptand with Assyria to get enough food.
7. Our ancestors sinned against you. But they are gone.Now we must suffer because of their sins.
8. Slaves have become our rulers.There is no one who can save us from them.
9. We risk our lives to get our foodbecause there are men with swords in the desert.