“The (A)wild donkeys stand on the bare heights;
They pant for air like jackals,
Their eyes fail
For there is (B)no vegetation.
“Although our (C)iniquities testify against us,
O Lord, act (D)for Your name’s sake!
Truly our (E)apostasies have been many,
We have (F)sinned against You.
“O (G)Hope of Israel,
Its (H)Savior in (I)time of distress,
Why are You like a stranger in the land
Or like a traveler who has pitched his tent for the night?

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Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights(A)
    and pant like jackals;
their eyes fail
    for lack of food.”(B)

Although our sins testify(C) against us,
    do something, Lord, for the sake of your name.(D)
For we have often rebelled;(E)
    we have sinned(F) against you.
You who are the hope(G) of Israel,
    its Savior(H) in times of distress,(I)
why are you like a stranger in the land,
    like a traveler who stays only a night?

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