until the Lord looks down from heaven and sees what has happened.

Pursue them in anger and eradicate them from under the Lord’s heaven.

Let us lift up our hearts and our hands to God in heaven:

ק (Qof) Those who pursued us were swifter than eagles in the sky. They chased us over the mountains; they ambushed us in the wilderness.

א (Alef) Alas! The Lord has covered Daughter Zion with his anger. He has thrown down the splendor of Israel from heaven to earth; he did not protect his temple when he displayed his anger.