To you, (A)O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, (B)those who are near and (C)those who are far away, in (D)all the lands to which you have driven them, because of (E)the treachery that they have committed against you. To us, O Lord, belongs open shame, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because (F)we have sinned against you. (G)To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him

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“Lord, you are righteous,(A) but this day we are covered with shame(B)—the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered(C) us because of our unfaithfulness(D) to you.(E) We and our kings, our princes and our ancestors are covered with shame, Lord, because we have sinned against you.(F) The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving,(G) even though we have rebelled against him;(H)

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