## O Yahweh, Remember Us! 

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Remember, O Yahweh, what has happened to us; Look, and see our reproach! 

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Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, Our houses to foreigners. 

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We have become orphans without a father; Our mothers are like widows. 

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We drink our water by means of silver; Our wood comes _to us_ at a price. 

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Our pursuers are at our necks; We are worn out; there is no rest for us. 

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We have given over _our_ hands to Egypt _and_ Assyria to get enough bread. 

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Our fathers sinned; they are no more; It is we who have borne their iniquities. 

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Slaves rule over us; There is no one to tear us away from their hand. 

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We get our bread at the risk of our lives Because of the sword in the wilderness. 

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Our skin has become as hot as an oven Because of the burning heat of famine. 

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They violated the women in Zion, The virgins in the cities of Judah. 

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Princes were hung by their hands; Elders were not respected. 

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Young men lifted up _the stone_ at the grinding mill, And youths stumbled down under _loads_ of wood. 

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Elders have ceased from _being at_ the gate, Young men from their music. 

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The joy of our hearts has ceased; Our dancing has been turned into mourning. 

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The crown has fallen from our head; Woe to us, for we have sinned! 

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Because of this our heart is faint; Because of these things our eyes are dim; 

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Because of Mount Zion which lies desolate, Foxes walk about in it. 

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You, O Yahweh, sit enthroned forever; Your throne is from generation to generation. 

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Why do You forget us forever? Why do You forsake us so long? 

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Cause us to return to You, O Yahweh, that we may be returned; Renew our days as of old, 

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Even if You have utterly rejected us _And_ are exceedingly angry with us.