[1] Rip the heavens apart! Come down, LORD; make the mountains tremble. [2] Be a spark that starts a fire causing water to boil. Then your enemies will know who you are; all nations will tremble because you are nearby. [3] Your fearsome deeds have completely amazed us; even the mountains shake when you come down. [4] You are the only God ever seen or heard of who works miracles for his followers. [5] You help all who gladly obey and do what you want, but sin makes you angry. Only by your help can we ever be saved. [6] We are unfit to worship you; each of our good deeds is merely a filthy rag. We dry up like leaves; our sins are storm winds sweeping us away. [7] No one worships in your name or remains faithful. You have turned your back on us and let our sins melt us away. [8] You, LORD, are our Father. We are nothing but clay, but you are the potter who molded us. [9] Don't be so furious or keep our sins in your thoughts forever! Remember that all of us are your people. [10] Every one of your towns has turned into a desert, especially Jerusalem. [11] Zion's glorious and holy temple where our ancestors praised you has been destroyed by fire. Our beautiful buildings are now a pile of ruins. [12] When you see these things, how can you just sit there and make us suffer more?
