Isaiah 63:16-18

Modern English Version

¹⁶ For You are our Father,
    though Abraham is ignorant of us
    and Israel does not recognize us.
You, O Lord, are our Father, our Redeemer;
    Your name is from everlasting.
¹⁷ O Lord, why have You made us to err from Your ways
    and hardened our heart from fearing You?
Return for Your servants’ sake,
    the tribes of Your inheritance.
¹⁸ Your holy people possessed Your sanctuary for a little while;
    our adversaries have trodden it down.