1 R emember, Yahweh, what has come on us: Look, and see our reproach.

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

2 O ur inheritance is turned to strangers, Our houses to aliens.

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

3 W e are orphans and fatherless; Our mothers are as widows.

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

4 W e have drunken our water for money; Our wood is sold to us.

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

5 O ur pursuers are on our necks: We are weary, and have no rest.

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

6 W e have given the hand to the Egyptians, To 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; We have borne their iniquities.

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

8 S ervants rule over us: There is no one to deliver us out of 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 peril of our lives, Because of the sword of the wilderness.

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

10 O ur skin is black like an oven, Because of the burning heat 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 virgins in the cities of Judah.

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

12 P rinces were hanged up by their hand: The faces of elders were not honored.

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

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

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

14 T he elders have ceased from the gate, 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 is ceased; Our dance is turned into mourning.

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

16 T he crown is 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 F or this our heart is faint; For these things our eyes are dim;

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

18 F or the mountain of Zion, which is desolate: The foxes walk on it.

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

19 Y ou, Yahweh, remain forever; Your throne is 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 so long time?

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

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

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

22 B ut you have utterly rejected us; You are very angry against us.

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