Lamentations 3:40-54

40Let’s examine and probe our ways, and turn back to the Lord.

41Let’s lift up our hearts and our hands to God in heaven:

42“We have sinned and rebelled; you have not forgiven.

43“You have covered yourself in anger and pursued us; you have killed without compassion.

44You have covered yourself with a cloud so that no prayer can get through.

45You have made us disgusting filth among the peoples.

46“All our enemies open their mouths against us.

47We have experienced panic and pitfall, devastation and destruction.”

48My eyes flow with streams of tears because of the destruction of my dear people.

49My eyes overflow unceasingly, without end,

50until the Lord looks down from heaven and sees.

51My eyes bring me grief because of the fate of all the women in my city.

52For no reason, my enemies hunted me like a bird.

53They smothered my life in a pit and threw stones on me.

54Water flooded over my head, and I thought, “I’m going to die!”