I come to you, LORD, for protection; never let me be defeated. You are a righteous God; save me, I pray!

Because you are righteous, help me and rescue me. Listen to me and save me!

"And now, LORD God, fulfill for all time the promise you made about me and my descendants, and do what you said you would.

You have defended us in the past, so do not be angry with Jerusalem any longer. It is your city, your sacred hill. All the people in the neighboring countries look down on Jerusalem and on your people because of our sins and the evil our ancestors did.

But if we confess our sins to God, he will keep his promise and do what is right: he will forgive us our sins and purify us from all our wrongdoing.