O God[of] hosts,restoreus And cause Your faceto shine[upon us], and we will be saved.
But when Sanballatthe Horoniteand Tobiahthe Ammoniteofficial,and Geshemthe Arabheard[it], they mockedus and despisedus and said,"Whatis thisthingyou are doing?Are you rebellingagainstthe king?"
Createin me a cleanheart,O God,And renewa steadfastspiritwithinme.
O LORDGodof hosts,restoreus; Cause Your faceto shine[upon us], and we will be saved.
O God,restoreus And cause Your faceto shine[upon us], and we will be saved.
For thusthe LordGOD,the HolyOneof Israel,has said,"In repentanceand restyou will be saved,In quietnessand trustis your strength."But you were not willing,
You meethim who rejoicesin doingrighteousness,Who remembersYou in Your ways.Behold,You were angry,for we sinned,[We continued] in them a longtime;And shall we be saved?
Washyour heartfrom evil,O Jerusalem,That you may be saved.Howlongwill your wickedthoughtsLodgewithinyou?
sothat WHILE SEEING,THEY MAY SEEAND NOT PERCEIVE,AND WHILE HEARING,THEY MAY HEARAND NOT UNDERSTAND,OTHERWISETHEY MIGHT RETURNAND BE FORGIVEN."
"And he will turnmanyof the sonsof Israelbackto the Lordtheir God.