Why dost thou stand afar off, O Lord? Why dost thou hide thyself in times of trouble?
Isaiah 64:12 - Revised Standard Version Wilt thou restrain thyself at these things, O Lord? Wilt thou keep silent, and afflict us sorely? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Considering these [calamities], will You restrain Yourself, O Lord [and not come to our aid]? Will You keep silent and not command our deliverance but humble and afflict us exceedingly? American Standard Version (1901) Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Jehovah? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore? Common English Bible After all this, will you hold back, LORD? Will you keep silent and torment us so terribly? Catholic Public Domain Version Should you restrain yourself, O Lord, concerning these things? Should you remain silent, and afflict us vehemently? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wilt thou refrain thyself, O Lord, upon these things? Wilt thou hold thy peace and afflict us vehemently? |
Why dost thou stand afar off, O Lord? Why dost thou hide thyself in times of trouble?
How long, O Lord? Wilt thou be angry for ever? Will thy jealous wrath burn like fire?
O God, do not keep silence; do not hold thy peace or be still, O God!
For a long time I have held my peace, I have kept still and restrained myself; now I will cry out like a woman in travail, I will gasp and pant.
Look down from heaven and see, from thy holy and glorious habitation. Where are thy zeal and thy might? The yearning of thy heart and thy compassion are withheld from me.
Behold, it is written before me: “I will not keep silent, but I will repay, yea, I will repay into their bosom
Then the angel of the Lord said, ‘O Lord of hosts, how long wilt thou have no mercy on Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these seventy years?’
they cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before thou wilt judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell upon the earth?”