Then I will tell about all your praiseworthy acts; in the gates of Daughter Zion I will rejoice because of your deliverance.”

Do not hold against me the sins of my youth or my rebellious acts! Because you are faithful to me, extend to me your favor, O Lord!

So now my heart will sing to you and not be silent; O Lord my God, I will always give thanks to you.

Mount Zion rejoices; the towns of Judah are happy, because of your acts of judgment.

Consider its defenses! Walk through its fortresses, so you can tell the next generation about it!

Against you – you above all – I have sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. So you are just when you confront me; you are right when you condemn me.

so that your feet may stomp in their blood, and your dogs may eat their portion of the enemies’ corpses.”

so that the next generation, children yet to be born, might know about them. They will grow up and tell their descendants about them.

Zion hears and rejoices, the towns of Judah are happy, because of your judgments, O Lord.

O sovereign Lord, intervene on my behalf for the sake of your reputation! Because your loyal love is good, deliver me!

They say, “Let him hurry, let him act quickly, so we can see; let the plan of the Holy One of Israel take shape and come to pass, then we will know it!”

“Take the harp, go through the city, forgotten prostitute! Play it well, play lots of songs, so you’ll be noticed!”

For the sake of my servant Jacob, Israel, my chosen one, I call you by name and give you a title of respect, even though you do not recognize me.

I do this so people will recognize from east to west that there is no God but me; I am the Lord, I have no peer.

For the sake of my reputation I hold back my anger; for the sake of my prestige I restrain myself from destroying you.

Why, Lord, do you make us stray from your ways, and make our minds stubborn so that we do not obey you? Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes of your inheritance!

“Oh people of Jerusalem, purify your hearts from evil so that you may yet be delivered. How long will you continue to harbor up wicked schemes within you?

But I am not really the one being troubled!” says the Lord. “Rather they are bringing trouble on themselves to their own shame!

So, now the Lord says, ‘You have not listened to me. But you have made me angry by the things that you have done. Thus you have brought harm on yourselves.’

because they will lack bread and water. Each one will be terrified, and they will rot for their iniquity.