6 But we are all like an unclean thing,
And all ^aour righteousnesses are like filthy rags;
We all ^bfade as a leaf,
And our iniquities, like the wind,
Have taken us away. ‡

7 And there is no one who calls on Your name,
Who stirs himself up to take hold of You;
For You have hidden Your face from us,
And have¹ consumed us because of our iniquities. ‡

10 Your holy cities are a wilderness,
Zion is a wilderness,
Jerusalem a desolation.

11 Our holy and beautiful¹ temple,
Where our fathers praised You,
Is burned up with fire;
And all ^aour pleasant things are laid waste. ‡