Our LORD, how long must I beg for your help before you listen? How long before you save us from all this violence?
Though I pray to be rescued from this torment, no whisper of justice answers me.
Yet you are the holy God, ruling from your throne and praised by Israel.
How long will the wicked celebrate and be glad?
Did this disaster take you by surprise? Are you a warrior with your hands tied? You have chosen us, and your temple is here. Don't abandon us!
Even when I shouted and prayed for help, he refused to listen.
At this, the angel said, “LORD All-Powerful, for seventy years you have been angry with Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. When are you ever going to have mercy on them?”
They shouted, “Master, you are holy and faithful! How long will it be before you judge and punish the people of this earth who killed us?”