63:15 Look down from heaven and take notice,
from your holy, majestic palace!
Where are your zeal 1 and power?
Do not hold back your tender compassion! 2
63:16 For you are our father,
though Abraham does not know us
and Israel does not recognize us.
You, Lord, are our father;
you have been called our protector from ancient times. 3
63:17 Why, Lord, do you make us stray 4 from your ways, 5
and make our minds stubborn so that we do not obey you? 6
Return for the sake of your servants,
the tribes of your inheritance!
63:18 For a short time your special 7 nation possessed a land, 8
but then our adversaries knocked down 9 your holy sanctuary.
63:19 We existed from ancient times, 10
but you did not rule over them,
they were not your subjects. 11