Lamentations 3:40-54

40Let us carefully examine our ways, and let us return to the Lord.

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

42“We have blatantly rebelled; you have not forgiven.” ס (Samek)

43You shrouded yourself with anger and then pursued us; you killed without mercy.

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

45You make us like filthy scum in the estimation of the nations. פ (Pe)

46All our enemies have gloated over us;

47Panic and pitfall have come upon us, devastation and destruction.

48Streams of tears flow from my eyes because my people are destroyed. ע (Ayin)

49Tears flow from my eyes and will not stop; there will be no break

50until the Lord looks down from heaven and sees what has happened.

51What my eyes see grieves me – all the suffering of the daughters in my city. צ (Tsade)

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

53They shut me up in a pit and threw stones at me.

54The waters closed over my head; I thought I was about to die. ק (Qof)