40 Let us examine our ways and test them,and let us return to the Lord.
41 Let us lift up our hearts and our handsto God in heaven, and say:
42 ‘We have sinned and rebelledand you have not forgiven.
43 ‘You have covered yourself with anger and pursued us;you have slain without pity.
44 You have covered yourself with a cloudso that no prayer can get through.
45 You have made us scum and refuseamong the nations.
46 ‘All our enemies have opened their mouthswide against us.