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And the wild asses stood in the high places; they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes failed, because there was no grass.”

O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, do Thou it for Thy name’s sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against Thee.

O the Hope of Israel, the Savior thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest Thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?

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Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights(A)
    and pant like jackals;
their eyes fail
    for lack of food.”(B)

Although our sins testify(C) against us,
    do something, Lord, for the sake of your name.(D)
For we have often rebelled;(E)
    we have sinned(F) against you.
You who are the hope(G) of Israel,
    its Savior(H) in times of distress,(I)
why are you like a stranger in the land,
    like a traveler who stays only a night?

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