Lord, look down from heaven. Look down from your holy and glorious throne. Where is your great love for us? Where is your power? Why don’t you show us your tender love and concern?

求你从天上垂顾，从你圣洁荣耀的居所观看。你的热心和你大能的作为在哪里呢？你爱慕的心肠和怜悯向我们止住了。

求你从天上，从你神圣荣耀的居所垂顾观看。你的热心和你大能的作为在哪里呢？你内心的关怀和你的怜悯向我们停止了。

求你从天上，从你神圣荣耀的居所垂顾观看。你的热心和你大能的作为在哪里呢？你内心的关怀和你的怜悯向我们停止了。

求你从天上垂顾，从你圣洁、荣耀的居所垂看。你的热忱和大能在哪里呢？难道你不再眷爱、怜悯我们吗？

求你从天上垂顾，从你圣洁、荣耀的居所观看。你的热心和你的大能在哪里呢？你爱心的同情和怜悯向我止住了。

求你从天上垂看，从你圣洁、荣耀的崇高居所观看！你的热心和你的大能在哪里呢？你内心的激情和你的怜悯向我们止住了。

求你從天上垂顧，從你聖潔榮耀的居所觀看。你的熱心和你大能的作為在哪裏呢？你愛慕的心腸和憐憫向我們止住了。

求你從天上，從你神聖榮耀的居所垂顧觀看。你的熱心和你大能的作為在哪裏呢？你內心的關懷和你的憐憫向我們停止了。

求你從天上，從你神聖榮耀的居所垂顧觀看。你的熱心和你大能的作為在哪裏呢？你內心的關懷和你的憐憫向我們停止了。

求你從天上垂顧，從你聖潔、榮耀的居所垂看。你的熱忱和大能在哪裡呢？難道你不再眷愛、憐憫我們嗎？

求你從天上垂顧，從你聖潔、榮耀的居所觀看。你的熱心和你的大能在哪裡呢？你愛心的同情和憐憫向我止住了。

從天上察看哦！從你聖而榮美的巍峨殿宇看哦！你的熱心、你大能的作為、在哪裏呢？你肺腑你心腸之熱情在哪裏呢？你不要自己忍住呀！

求你從天上垂看，從你聖潔、榮耀的崇高居所觀看！你的熱心和你的大能在哪裡呢？你內心的激情和你的憐憫向我們止住了。

尚其自天垂顧、自聖且榮之所鑒觀、爾之熱衷大能、而今安在、爾之仁慈矜恤、靳不我施、

主居穹蒼、聖殿輝煌、昔則熱中、展其大能、矜憫為懷、今也何靳爾恩、請俯視予。

今求主自天垂顧、自主至聖榮光之居所俯視、主之熱中、及主之大能於今安在、主之仁慈矜憫、向我止而不施、

Look down from heaven and see, from your lofty throne, holy and glorious. Where are your zeal and your might? Your tenderness and compassion are withheld from us.

Look down from heaven and see, from your holy and beautiful habitation. Where are your zeal and your might? The stirring of your inner parts and your compassion are held back from me.

Lord, look down from heaven; look from your holy, glorious home, and see us. Where is the passion and the might you used to show on our behalf? Where are your mercy and compassion now?

Look down from heaven and see from your lofty home— holy and beautiful. Where is your zeal and your might? Your yearning and your compassion are withheld from me.

Look down from heaven and see from Your holy and glorious lofty habitation; Where are Your zeal and Your mighty deeds? The stirrings of Your heart and Your compassion are restrained toward me.

Look down from heaven, And see from Your habitation, holy and glorious. Where are Your zeal and Your strength, The yearning of Your heart and Your mercies toward me? Are they restrained?

Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where are thy zeal and thy mighty acts? the yearning of thy heart and thy compassions are restrained toward me.

Look down from heaven and see from Your lofty home— holy and beautiful. Where is Your zeal and Your might? Your yearning and Your compassion are withheld from me.

Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where[ is] thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?

Look down from heaven and take notice, from your holy, majestic palace! Where are your zeal and power? Do not hold back your tender compassion!

Look down from heaven, and see from the habitation of your holiness and of your glory. Where are your zeal and your mighty acts? The yearning of your heart and your compassion is restrained toward me.

Look down from the holy place where you live in heaven. Bless your people Israel. Bless the land you have given us. It’s the land you promised to give to our people of long ago. It’s a land that has plenty of milk and honey.”

God who rules over all, return to us! Look down from heaven and see us! Watch over your vine.

I look up and pray to you. Your throne is in heaven.

The Lord continues,“ People of Ephraim, how can I give you up? Israel, how can I hand you over to your enemies? Can I destroy you as I did the town of Admah? Can I treat you like Zeboyim? My heart is stirred inside me. It is filled with pity for you.

Aren’t the people of Ephraim my dear children? Aren’t they the children I take delight in? I often speak against them. But I still remember them. So my heart longs for them. I love them with a tender love,” announces the Lord.

From his throne he watches all those who live on the earth.

The Lord says,“ Heaven is my throne. The earth is under my control. So how could you ever build a house for me? Where would my resting place be?

Lord, remember your great mercy and love. You have shown them to your people for a long time.

Lord, where is the great love you used to have? You faithfully promised it to David.

He will put the armor of holiness on his chest. He’ll put the helmet of salvation on his head. He’ll pay people back for the wrong things they do. He’ll wrap himself in anger as if it were a coat.

The priests and Levites gave their blessing to the people. God heard them. Their prayer reached all the way to heaven. It’s the holy place where God lives.

All of that will happen because our God is tender and caring. His kindness will bring the rising sun to us from heaven.

The Lord answers,“ Can a mother forget the baby who is nursing at her breast? Can she stop having tender love for the child who was born to her? She might forget her child. But I will not forget you.

“ But will you really live on earth? After all, the heavens can’t hold you. In fact, even the highest heavens can’t hold you. So this temple I’ve built certainly can’t hold you!

The God who is highly honored lives forever. His name is holy. He says,“ I live in a high and holy place. But I also live with anyone who turns away from their sins. I live with anyone who is not proud. I give new life to them. I give it to anyone who turns away from their sins.

Lord, you have raised your hand high to punish them. But they don’t even see it. Let them see how much you love your people. Then they will be put to shame. Let the fire you are saving for your enemies burn them up.

“ Will the Lord turn away from us forever? Won’t he ever show us his kindness again?Has his faithful love disappeared forever? Has his promise failed for all time?Has God forgotten to help us? Has he held back his tender love because he was angry?”

Here is what should be written.“ The Lord looked down from his temple in heaven. From heaven he viewed the earth.He heard the groans of the prisoners. He set free those who were sentenced to death.”

I’ll weep until the Lord looks down from heaven. I’ll cry until he notices my tears.

When they suffered, he suffered with them. He sent his angel to save them. He set them free because he is loving and kind. He lifted them up and carried them. He did it again and again in days long ago.

Wake up, arm of the Lord! Wake up! Dress yourself with strength as if it were your clothes! Wake up, just as you did in the past. Wake up, as you did long ago. Didn’t you cut Rahab to pieces? Didn’t you stab that sea monster to death?Didn’t you dry up the Red Sea? Didn’t you dry up those deep waters? You made a road on the bottom of that sea. Then those who were set free went across.

There will be no limit to how great his authority is. The peace he brings will never end. He will rule on David’s throne and over his kingdom. He will make the kingdom strong and secure. His rule will be based on what is fair and right. It will last forever. The Lord’ s great love will make sure that happens. He rules over all.

So does belonging to Christ help you in any way? Does his love comfort you at all? Do you share anything in common because of the Holy Spirit? Has Christ ever been gentle and loving toward you?

Who is like the Lord our God? He sits on his throne in heaven.He bends down to look at the heavens and the earth.