⁷ My people cry out to me,
    ‘Even though our sins accuse us,
    help us, Lord, as you have promised.
We have turned away from you many times;
    we have sinned against you.
⁸ You are Israel's only hope;
    you are the one who saves us from disaster.
Why are you like a stranger in our land,
    like a traveler who stays for only one night?
⁹ Why are you like someone taken by surprise,
    like a soldier powerless to help?
Surely, Lord, you are with us!
    We are your people;
    do not abandon us.’”