Oh, that You would tear open the heavens and acome down,That the mountains might bquake at Your presence—Ex 19:18; Ps 18:9; 144:5; Mic 1:3, 4; Hab 3:13Judg 5:5; Ps 68:8; Nah 1:52 As sure as fire kindles the brushwood, as fire causes water to boil—To make Your name known to Your adversaries,That the anations may tremble at Your presence!Ps 99:1; Jer 5:22; 33:93 When You did aawesome and amazing things which we did not expect,You came down at Sinai; the mountains quaked at Your presence.Ps 65:5; 66:3, 5; 106:224 For from days of old no aone has heard, nor has ear perceived,Nor has the eye 1seen a God besides You,Who works and acts in behalf of the one who gladlybwaits for Him.Or seen, O God, besides You, what He will do…. The ancient rabbis favored this translation or a variation of it, and some suggested that the unexpressed object (what) is wine preserved since the creation, or Eden. They all applied this verse to the future that follows the millennial kingdom, and was mostly a mystery to them. Heaven, or specifically the New Jerusalem, that follows the kingdom was partially revealed to John in Revelation. There is a story in the Talmud that when King Ahasuerus held a great banquet in Susa for seven days (Esth 1:5), he arrogantly asked the Jews if God could do better for them than that. They quoted this line to him in reply, and said that in the time to come if God provided nothing better for them than this feast, they could tell Him that they had already enjoyed such a feast at the table of Ahasuerus.1 Cor 2:9Is 25:9; 30:18; 40:315 You ameet him who rejoices in doing bthat which is morally right,Who cremembers You in Your ways.Indeed, dYou were angry, for we sinned;Wehave long continued in our sins prolonging Your anger.And shall we be saved under such circumstances?Ex 20:24Is 56:1Is 26:13; 63:7Is 12:16 For we all have become like one who is ceremoniallyaunclean like a leper,And all our deeds of brighteousness are like filthy rags;We all cwither and decay like a leaf,And our dwickedness our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing, like the wind, takes us away carrying us far from God’s favor, toward destruction. Lev 13:45, 46Is 6:5Is 46:12; 48:1Ps 90:5, 6; Is 1:30Is 50:17 There is ano one who calls on Your name,Who awakens and causes himself to take hold of You;For You have bhidden Your face from usAnd have handed us over to the consuming and destructive power of our wickedness our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing. Rom 1:21-24Is 59:4; Ezek 22:30Deut 31:18; Is 1:15; 54:8
8 Yet, O LORD, aYou are our Father;We are the bclay, and You our Potter,And we all are the cwork of Your hand.Is 63:16Is 29:16; 45:9Ps 100:3; Is 60:219 Do not be aangry beyond measure, O LORD,bDo not remember our wickedness our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing forever.Now look, consider, for we are all cYour people.Is 57:17; 60:10Is 43:25; Mic 7:18Ps 79:13; Is 63:810 1Your aholy cities have become a bwilderness,Zion has become a wilderness,Jerusalem a desolation.After the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in A.D. 70 it became a religious tradition among the rabbis to recite vv 10 and 11 and to rip a tear in their robes whenever they saw the ruins.Is 48:2; 52:1Is 1:7; 6:1111 Our holy and beautiful ahouse the temple built by Solomon,Where our fathers praised You,Has been burned by fire;And ball our precious objects are in ruins.2 Kin 25:9; Ps 74:5-7; Is 63:18Lam 1:7, 10, 1112 Considering these tragedies, will You arestrain Yourself, O LORDand not help us?Will You keep silent and humiliate and oppress us beyond measure?Ps 74:10, 11, 18, 19; Is 42:14; 63:15
1Oh, that You would rend the heavensandacomedown,That the mountains might bquake at Your presence—Ch 63:19b in HebEx 19:18; Ps 18:9; 144:5; Mic 1:3, 4; Hab 3:13Judg 5:5; Ps 68:8; Nah 1:52 1As firekindles the brushwood, asfire causes water to boil—To make Your nameknown to Your adversaries,That the anations may tremble at Your presence!Ch 64:1 in HebPs 99:1; Jer 5:22; 33:93 When You didaawesomethings for which we did not hope,You camedown; the mountainsquaked at Your presence.Ps 65:5; 66:3, 5; 106:224 For fromancienttimesathey have not heardorgivenear,Nor has the eyeseen a Godbesides You,Who acts in behalf of the one who bwaits for Him.1 Cor 2:9Is 25:9; 30:18; 40:315 You ameet him who rejoices and bdoesrighteousness,Who cremembers You in Your ways.Behold, dYou wereangry; indeed we have sinned—Wecontinued in them a longtime—And shall we be saved?Ex 20:24Is 56:1Is 26:13; 63:7Is 12:16 For all of us have become like one who is aunclean,And all our brighteousdeeds are like a filthygarment;And all of us cwither like a leaf,And our diniquities, like the wind, carry us away.Is 6:5Is 46:12; 48:1Ps 90:5, 6; Is 1:30Is 50:17 Thereisanoone who calls on Your name,Who awakens himself to takehold of You,For You have bhidden Your face from usAnd have 1melted us into the hand of our iniquities.DSS and versions deliveredIs 59:4; Ezek 22:30Deut 31:18; Is 1:15; 54:8
8 But now, O Yahweh, aYou are our Father;We are the bclay, and You our potter;And all of us are the cwork of Your hand.Is 63:16Is 29:16; 45:9Ps 100:3; Is 60:219 Do not beaangrybeyondmeasure, O Yahweh,bNorrememberiniquityforever;Behold, looknow, all of us are cYour people.Is 57:17; 60:10Is 43:25; Mic 7:18Ps 79:13; Is 63:810 Your aholycities have become a bwilderness;Zion has become a wilderness,Jerusalem a desolation.Is 48:2; 52:1Is 1:7; 6:1111 Our holy and gloriousahouse,Where our fatherspraised You,Has beenburnedbyfire;And ball our preciousthings have become a wasteplace.2 Kin 25:9; Ps 74:5-7; Is 63:18Lam 1:7, 10, 1112 Will You arestrain Yourself at thesethings, O Yahweh?Will You keepsilent and afflict us beyondmeasure?Ps 74:10, 11, 18, 19; Is 42:14; 63:15
1Oh, that You would rend the heavensandacomedown,That the mountains might bquake at Your presence—Ch 63:19b in HebEx 19:18; Ps 18:9; 144:5; Mic 1:3, 4; Hab 3:13Judg 5:5; Ps 68:8; Nah 1:52 1As firekindles the brushwood, asfire causes water to boil—To make Your nameknown to Your adversaries,That the anations may tremble at Your presence!Ch 64:1 in HebPs 99:1; Jer 5:22; 33:93 When You didaawesomethings which we did not expect,You camedown, the mountainsquaked at Your presence.Ps 65:5; 66:3, 5; 106:224 For from days of oldathey have not heardorperceived by ear,Nor has the eyeseen a Godbesides You,Who acts in behalf of the one who bwaits for Him.1 Cor 2:9Is 25:9; 30:18; 40:315 You ameet him who rejoices in bdoingrighteousness,Who cremembers You in Your ways.Behold, dYou were angry, for we sinned,Wecontinued in them a longtime;And shall we be saved?Ex 20:24Is 56:1Is 26:13; 63:7Is 12:16 For all of us have become like one who is aunclean,And all our brighteousdeeds are like a filthygarment;And all of us cwither like a leaf,And our diniquities, like the wind, take us away.Is 6:5Is 46:12; 48:1Ps 90:5, 6; Is 1:30Is 50:17 There is anoone who calls on Your name,Who arouses himself to takehold of You;For You have bhidden Your face from usAnd have 1delivered us into the power of our iniquities.Reading with the DSS and versions; M.T. meltedIs 59:4; Ezek 22:30Deut 31:18; Is 1:15; 54:8
8 But now, O LORD, aYou are our Father,We are the bclay, and You our potter;And all of us are the cwork of Your hand.Is 63:16Is 29:16; 45:9Ps 100:3; Is 60:219 Do not be aangrybeyondmeasure, O LORD,bNorrememberiniquityforever;Behold, looknow, all of us are cYour people.Is 57:17; 60:10Is 43:25; Mic 7:18Ps 79:13; Is 63:810 Your aholycities have become a bwilderness,Zion has become a wilderness,Jerusalem a desolation.Is 48:2; 52:1Is 1:7; 6:1111 Our holy and beautifulahouse,Where our fatherspraised You,Has beenburnedbyfire;And ball our preciousthings have become a ruin.2 Kin 25:9; Ps 74:5-7; Is 63:18Lam 1:7, 10, 1112 Will You arestrain Yourself at thesethings, O LORD?Will You keepsilent and afflict us beyondmeasure?Ps 74:10, 11, 18, 19; Is 42:14; 63:15
1Oh, that You would tearopen the heavensandacomedown,That the mountains would bquake at Your presence—Ch 63:19b in HebEx 19:18; Ps 18:9; 144:5; Mic 1:3, 4; Hab 3:13Judg 5:5; Ps 68:8; Nah 1:52 1As firekindlesbrushwood, asfire causes water to boil—To make Your nameknown to Your adversaries,That the anations may tremble at Your presence!Ch 64:1 in HebPs 99:1; Jer 5:22; 33:93 When You didaawesomethings which we did not expect,You camedown, the mountainsquaked at Your presence.Ps 65:5; 66:3, 5; 106:224 For from daysofoldathey have not heardorperceivedbyear,Nor has the eyeseen a Godbesides You,Who acts in behalf of one who bwaits for Him.1 Cor 2:9Is 25:9; 30:18; 40:315 You ameet him who rejoices in bdoingrighteousness,Who cremembers You in Your ways.Behold, dYou wereangry, for we sinned,Wecontinued in 1our sins for a longtime;Yet shall we be saved?Lit themEx 20:24Is 56:1Is 26:13; 63:7Is 12:16 For all of us have become like one who is aunclean,And all our brighteousdeeds are like a filthygarment;And all of us cwither like a leaf,And our dwrongdoings, like the wind, take us away.Is 6:5Is 46:12; 48:1Ps 90:5, 6; Is 1:30Is 50:17 Thereisanoone who calls on Your name,Who stirs himself to takehold of You;For You have bhidden Your face from usAnd have 1surrendered us to the power of our wrongdoings.As in DSS and ancient versions; MT meltedIs 59:4; Ezek 22:30Deut 31:18; Is 1:15; 54:8
8 But now, LORD, aYou are our Father;We are the bclay, and You our potter,And all of us are the cwork of Your hand.Is 63:16Is 29:16; 45:9Ps 100:3; Is 60:219 Do not beaangrybeyondmeasure, LORD,bNorrememberwrongdoingforever.Behold, pleaselook, all of us are cYour people.Is 57:17; 60:10Is 43:25; Mic 7:18Ps 79:13; Is 63:810 Your aholycities have become a bwilderness,Zion has become a wilderness,Jerusalem a desolation.Is 48:2; 52:1Is 1:7; 6:1111 Our holy and beautifulahouse,Where our fatherspraised You,Has beenburnedbyfire;And ball our preciousthings have become a ruin.2 Kin 25:9; Ps 74:5-7; Is 63:18Lam 1:7, 10, 1112 Will You arestrain Yourself at thesethings, LORD?Will You keepsilent and afflict us beyondmeasure?Ps 74:10, 11, 18, 19; Is 42:14; 63:15