¹⁶ Lord, according to all your righteousness, please let your anger and your rage turn away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain,^[a] because through our sins and through the iniquities of our ancestors^[b] Jerusalem and your people have become an object of mockery among all of our neighbors.

¹⁷ “And now, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy. Shine^[c] your face upon your desolate sanctuary for your sake, O Lord.^{[d] 18} Incline your ear, my God, and listen; open your eyes and look at our desolation and the city that is called by your name, for we are not presenting our pleas for mercy before you^[e] because of our righteousness, but rather because of your great compassion.