Isaiah 64
1IF thou wilt open the heaven, at Thy presence terror will seize the mountains,
2and they will melt as wax melteth before fire; and a fire will burn up the adversaries, and Thy name will be manifest to the adversaries. At Thy presence the nations will be troubled.
3When Thou executest Thy glorious works, because of Thee terror will seize the mountains.
4Never have we heard, nor have our eyes seen a God besides Thee; nor works such as Thine, which Thou wilt do for them who wait for mercy.
5For it will meet them who practise righteousness, and they will remember Thy ways.
Behold, Thou wast angry when we sinned;
6because of this we wandered and became all of us as unclean, and all our righteousness was like a polluted rag; and for our iniquities we have fallen like leaves; so that the wind will sweep us away.
7There is indeed none who invoketh Thy name, or who remembered to lay hold on Thee; because Thou hast turned away Thy face from us, and delivered us up for our sins.
8But now, O Lord, Thou art our Father. Though we are clay, we are all the works of Thy hands:
9be not angry with us to the uttermost; nor remember forever our sins: but, O, look down now upon us; for we are all Thy people.
10The city of Thy sanctuary is become a desert: Sion is become like a desert; Jerusalem, a curse.
11The house, our sanctuary—even that glory which our fathers blessed, is utterly burnt up with fire, and all our glorious things are in ruins;
12yet despite all these things, Thou, O Lord, hast refrained, and been silent. Thou hast humbled us exceedingly.