“O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.”
"O Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, let your anger and your wrath turn away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a mockery to all those around us"—requesting that divine justice (already demonstrated through judgment) now manifest as mercy, and that God's honor requires restoration of his city. The reference to Jerusalem becoming a mockery suggests that continued desolation dishonors God's name among nations. Appeal to divine honor represents a crucial intercession mechanism.
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