7. Then I said, “O Lord, intervene for the honor of your nameeven though our sins speak out against us.Indeed, we have turned away from you many times.We have sinned against you.
8. You have been the object of Israel’s hopes.You have saved them when they were in trouble.Why have you become like a resident foreigner in the land?Why have you become like a traveler who only stops in to spend the night?
9. Why should you be like someone who is helpless,like a champion who cannot save anyone?You are indeed with us,and we belong to you.Do not abandon us!”