Oh that you would rend the heavens, that you would come down, that the mountains might flow down at your presence,

Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,

As when the melting fire burns, the fire causes the waters to boil, to make your name known to your adversaries, that the nations may tremble at your presence!

As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!

When you did terrible things which we did not look for, you came down, the mountains flowed down at your presence.

When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.

For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither has the eye seen, O God, besides you, what you have prepared for him who waits for you.

For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.

You meet him who rejoices and works righteousness, those that remember you in your ways: behold, you are angry; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.

Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.

But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

And there is none who calls upon your name, who stirs up himself to take hold of you: for you have hidden your face from us, and have consumed us, because of our iniquities.

And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.

But now, O LORD, you are our father; we are the clay, and you our potter; and we all are the work of your hand.

But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

Do not be very angry, O LORD, neither remember iniquity forever: behold, see, we beseech you, we are all your people.

Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.

Your holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.

Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.

Our holy and beautiful house, where our fathers praised you, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.

Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.

Will you refrain yourself for these things, O LORD? Will you hold your peace, and afflict us very sore?

Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?