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We have all become like one who is unclean ,
and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment .
We all fade like a leaf ,
and our iniquities ,
like the wind ,
take us away .
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There is no one that calls upon thy name ,
that bestirs himself to take hold of thee ;
for thou hast hid thy face from us ,
and hast delivered us into the hand of our iniquities .
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Yet ,
O LORD ,
thou art our Father ;
we are the clay ,
and thou art our potter ;
we are all the work of thy hand .
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Be not exceedingly angry ,
O LORD ,
and remember not iniquity for ever .
Behold ,
consider ,
we are all thy people .
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Thy holy cities have become a wilderness ,
Zion has become a wilderness ,
Jerusalem a desolation .
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Our holy and beautiful house ,
where our fathers praised thee ,
has been burned by fire ,
and all our pleasant places have become ruins .
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Wilt thou restrain thyself at these things ,
O LORD ?
Wilt thou keep silent ,
and afflict us sorely ?