¹⁷ So now, our God, listen to the prayer of Your servant and to his pleas, and for ^[a]Your sake, Lord, ^(A)let Your face shine on Your ^(B)desolate sanctuary. ¹⁸ My God, ^(C)incline Your ear and hear! Open Your eyes and ^(D)see our desolations and the city which is ^(E)called by Your name; for we are not ^[b](F)presenting our pleas before You based on ^[c]any merits of our own, but based on Your great compassion. ¹⁹ Lord, hear! Lord, forgive! Lord, listen and take action! For Your own sake, my God, ^(G)do not delay, because Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”