9:15 “Now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of the land of Egypt with great power ¹  and made a name for yourself that is remembered to this day – we have sinned and behaved wickedly. 9:16 O Lord, according to all your justice, ²  please turn your raging anger ³  away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain. For due to our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors, Jerusalem and your people are mocked by all our neighbors.

9:17 “So now, our God, accept ⁴  the prayer and requests of your servant, and show favor to ⁵  your devastated sanctuary for your own sake. ⁶  9:18 Listen attentively, ⁷  my God, and hear! Open your eyes and look on our desolated ruins ⁸  and the city called by your name. ⁹  For it is not because of our own righteous deeds that we are praying to you, ¹⁰  but because your compassion is abundant.