Isaiah 63:16-18

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¹⁶ Look, you are our father!
    Abraham does not know us.
    Israel does not recognize us.
Lord, you are our father!
    You are the one who has always saved us!
¹⁷ Lord, why are you pushing us away from you?
    Why are you making it hard for us to follow you?
Come back to us!
    We are your servants.
Come to us and help us!
    Our tribes belong to you.
¹⁸ Your holy people had their land only a short time.
    Then our enemies trampled down your holy Temple.