8. But Lord, you are our father.We are like clay, and you are the potter;your hands made us all.
9. Lord, don’t continue to be angry with us;don’t remember our sins forever.Please, look at us,because we are your people.
10. Your holy cities are empty like the desert.Jerusalem is like a desert;it is destroyed.
11. Our ancestors worshiped youin our holy and wonderful Temple,but now it has been burned with fire,and all our precious things have been destroyed.
12. When you see these things, will you hold yourself back from helping us, Lord?Will you be silent and punish us beyond what we can stand?