Isaiah 63:7-64:12

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁷ I shall make mention of the ^(A)lovingkindnesses of the Lord, the praises of the Lord,
According to all that the Lord has granted us,
And the great ^(B)goodness toward the house of Israel,
Which He has granted them according to His ^(C)compassion
And according to the abundance of His lovingkindnesses.
⁸ For He said, “Surely, they are ^(D)My people,
Sons who will not deal falsely.”
So He became their ^(E)Savior.
⁹ In all their affliction ^[a](F)He was afflicted,
And the ^(G)angel of His presence saved them;
In His ^(H)love and in His mercy He ^(I)redeemed them,
And He ^(J)lifted them and carried them all the days of old.
¹⁰ But they ^(K)rebelled
And grieved His ^(L)Holy Spirit;
Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy,
He fought against them.
¹¹ Then ^(M)His people remembered the days of old, of Moses.
Where is ^(N)He who brought them up out of the sea with the ^[b]shepherds of His flock?
Where is He who ^(O)put His Holy Spirit in the midst of ^[c]them,
¹² Who caused His ^(P)glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses,
Who ^(Q)divided the waters before them to make for Himself an everlasting name,
¹³ Who led them through the depths?
Like the horse in the wilderness, they did not ^(R)stumble;
¹⁴ As the cattle which go down into the valley,
The Spirit of the ^(S)Lord gave ^[d]them rest.
So You ^(T)led Your people,
To make for Yourself a glorious name.

^15 (U)Look down from heaven and see from Your holy and glorious ^(V)habitation;
Where are Your ^(W)zeal and Your mighty deeds?
The ^(X)stirrings of Your heart and Your compassion are restrained toward me.
¹⁶ For You are our ^(Y)Father, though ^(Z)Abraham does not know us
And Israel does not recognize us.
You, O Lord, are our Father,
Our ^(AA)Redeemer from of old is Your name.
¹⁷ Why, O Lord, do You ^(AB)cause us to stray from Your ways
And ^(AC)harden our heart from fearing You?
^(AD)Return for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.
¹⁸ Your holy people possessed Your sanctuary for a little while,
Our adversaries have ^(AE)trodden it down.
¹⁹ We have become like those over whom You have never ruled,
Like those who were not called by Your name.

64 ^[e]Oh, that You would rend the heavens and ^(AF)come down,
That the mountains might ^(AG)quake at Your presence—
^2 [f]As fire kindles the brushwood, as fire causes water to boil—
To make Your name known to Your adversaries,
That the ^(AH)nations may tremble at Your presence!
³ When You did ^(AI)awesome things which we did not expect,
You came down, the mountains quaked at Your presence.
⁴ For from days of old ^(AJ)they have not heard or perceived by ear,
Nor has the eye seen a God besides You,
Who acts in behalf of the one who ^(AK)waits for Him.
⁵ You ^(AL)meet him who rejoices in ^(AM)doing righteousness,
Who ^(AN)remembers You in Your ways.
Behold, ^(AO)You were angry, for we sinned,
We continued in them a long time;
And shall we be saved?
⁶ For all of us have become like one who is ^(AP)unclean,
And all our ^(AQ)righteous deeds are like a filthy garment;
And all of us ^(AR)wither like a leaf,
And our ^(AS)iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
⁷ There is ^(AT)no one who calls on Your name,
Who arouses himself to take hold of You;
For You have ^(AU)hidden Your face from us
And have ^[g]delivered us into the power of our iniquities.