Isaiah 64

1 Rip the heavens apart! Come down, Lord; make the mountains tremble.

2 Be a spark that starts a fire causing water to boil. Then your enemies will know who you are; all nations will tremble because you are nearby.

3 Your fearsome deeds have completely amazed us; even the mountains shake when you come down.

4 You are the only God ever seen or heard of who works miracles for his followers.

5 You help all who gladly obey and do what you want, but sin makes you angry. Only by your help can we ever be saved.

6 We are unfit to worship you; each of our good deeds is merely a filthy rag. We dry up like leaves; our sins are storm winds sweeping us away.

7 No one worships in your name or remains faithful. You have turned your back on us and let our sins melt us away.

8 You, Lord, are our Father. We are nothing but clay, but you are the potter who molded us.

9 Don't be so furious or keep our sins in your thoughts forever! Remember that all of us are your people.

10 Every one of your towns has turned into a desert, especially Jerusalem.

11 Zion's glorious and holy temple where our ancestors praised you has been destroyed by fire. Our beautiful buildings are now a pile of ruins.

12 When you see these things, how can you just sit there and make us suffer more?