³⁶ But the Lord will acquit his people,
    will have compassion on those who serve him,
        once he sees that their strength is all gone,
        that both prisoners and free people are wiped out.
³⁷ The Lord will ask, “Where are their gods—
    the rocks they trusted in—
³⁸         who ate up the fat of their sacrifices,
        who drank their sacred wine?
They should stand up and help you!
    They should protect you now!