1 R emember, O Lord, what has come upon us; Look, and behold our reproach!

Remember, Yahweh, what has come on us: Look, and see our reproach.

2 O ur inheritance has been turned over to aliens, And our houses to foreigners.

Our inheritance is turned to strangers, Our houses to aliens.

3 W e have become orphans and waifs, Our mothers are like widows.

We are orphans and fatherless; Our mothers are as widows.

4 W e pay for the water we drink, And our wood comes at a price.

We have drunken our water for money; Our wood is sold to us.

5 T hey pursue at our heels; We labor and have no rest.

Our pursuers are on our necks: We are weary, and have no rest.

6 W e have given our hand to the Egyptians And the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

We have given the hand to the Egyptians, To the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

7 O ur fathers sinned and are no more, But we bear their iniquities.

Our fathers sinned, and are no more; We have borne their iniquities.

8 S ervants rule over us; There is none to deliver us from their hand.

Servants rule over us: There is no one to deliver us out of their hand.

9 W e get our bread at the risk of our lives, Because of the sword in the wilderness.

We get our bread at the peril of our lives, Because of the sword of the wilderness.

10 O ur skin is hot as an oven, Because of the fever of famine.

Our skin is black like an oven, Because of the burning heat of famine.

11 T hey ravished the women in Zion, The maidens in the cities of Judah.

They ravished the women in Zion, The virgins in the cities of Judah.

12 P rinces were hung up by their hands, And elders were not respected.

Princes were hanged up by their hand: The faces of elders were not honored.

13 Y oung men ground at the millstones; Boys staggered under loads of wood.

The young men bare the mill; The children stumbled under the wood.

14 T he elders have ceased gathering at the gate, And the young men from their music.

The elders have ceased from the gate, The young men from their music.

15 T he joy of our heart has ceased; Our dance has turned into mourning.

The joy of our heart is ceased; Our dance is turned into mourning.

16 T he crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!

The crown is fallen from our head: Woe to us! for we have sinned.

17 B ecause of this our heart is faint; Because of these things our eyes grow dim;

For this our heart is faint; For these things our eyes are dim;

18 B ecause of Mount Zion which is desolate, With foxes walking about on it.

For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate: The foxes walk on it.

19 Y ou, O Lord, remain forever; Your throne from generation to generation.

You, Yahweh, remain forever; Your throne is from generation to generation.

20 W hy do You forget us forever, And forsake us for so long a time?

Why do you forget us forever, And forsake us so long time?

21 T urn us back to You, O Lord, and we will be restored; Renew our days as of old,

Turn us to yourself, Yahweh, and we shall be turned. Renew our days as of old.

22 U nless You have utterly rejected us, And are very angry with us!

But you have utterly rejected us; You are very angry against us.