37. Who can speak and it will happen if the Lord has not commanded it?
38. Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that disaster and good will come?
39. Why should any living person complain about his sin?
40. Let us test and examine our ways; let us return to Yahweh.
41. Let us lift up our hearts with our hands to God in the heavens.
42. We ourselves have transgressed and rebelled, you have not forgiven.
43. You have covered yourself in anger and pursued us, you have slain and not shown mercy.
44. You have covered yourself in a cloud so that prayer cannot pass through.
45. You have made us scum and refuse in the midst of the nations.
46. All our enemies have opened their mouth against us.
47. Fear and a pit have come upon us, desolation and destruction.
48. Channels of water run down my eyes because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.
49. My eyes have poured down unceasingly without respite,
50. until Yahweh looks down and sees from heaven.
51. My eyes inflict my soul because of all the daughters of my city.
52. My enemies hunt me without cause, like a bird.