Even though we’ve asked for forgiveness and pardon, we still do not feel good about ourselves. We are failures and suffer self-inflicted spiritual pain by living conflicted lives—when what we think, do and say does not match our true selves. Therefore, we ask God to relieve our afflicted grieving soul, redeem us and restore our self-respect. As compared to the humble formulation of the three previous requests, here we boldly assert, “Behold our affliction, take up our grievance.” Although we are asking God to restore our lost self-worth, nonetheless we feel powerful enough to assertively tell God, “Behold.” This is because we are asking for God’s own sake, as the prayer continues, “and redeem us quickly for Your name’s sake,” which means, “so that we can confidently stand before You and call to You and spread Your name worldwide.” Behold our affliction. Please pay attention to our suffering and empathize with us, because we not only betrayed You but also ourselves. We were not only disrespectful to You but to ourselves. Because we did bad things, we now feel badly about ourselves. Who we are on the outside is not who we really want to be on the inside—we want to be connected to You. Therefore, we are conflicted and afflicted. Take up our grievance. Estranged from our soul’s natural desire, we now suffer much inner torment and psychic distress. We are no longer at home with our inner selves; we are lost in our self-imposed spiritual exile. And redeem us quickly, forgiveness and pardon cannot fix the damage we have done to our self-worth. We need personal redemption, recovery and renewal of our self-respect and self-esteem, so we ask that You do this for Your name’s sake. If we remain afflicted souls and feel unworthy to call to You, then Your name becomes irrelevant and the purpose of creation is lost. You created the world for the sake of Your name, so that others can call to You and enjoy a loving relationship with You. Therefore, we ask You, God, to redeem us, help us regain our self-respect and stature so that we can confidently call to You, stand in Your presence and fully return to You in love. We also have a mission to spread Your name to the rest of the world and teach others that they, too, can call to You. If, however, we feel like failures, where will we get the confidence to fulfill our destiny? Therefore, we ask You, God, to redeem us for Your name’s sake, so that we can not only enjoy a loving relationship with You, but also accomplish our mission of promoting Your name in the world. Do this because You are a mighty Redeemer, and this is an opportunity for You to reveal this truth about Yourself. Blessed are You … O how bountiful and abundantly present You are in our lives. O what an ever-flowing wellspring of blessings You are to us, YHVH, Timeless Ultimate Reality who redeems Israel right now. The more we believe and acknowledge that God is always restoring our self-worth, and the more we sincerely want personal redemption, the more His blessings for renewal and empowerment can penetrate and uplift us.