⁸ Do not hold against us the sins of past generations;^(A)
    may your mercy come quickly to meet us,
    for we are in desperate need.^(B)

⁹ Do not be angry^(A) beyond measure, Lord;
    do not remember our sins^(B) forever.
Oh, look on us, we pray,
    for we are all your people.^(C)

“They greatly love to wander;
    they do not restrain their feet.^(A)
So the Lord does not accept^(B) them;
    he will now remember^(C) their wickedness
    and punish them for their sins.”^(D)