1 We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work you did in their days, in the times of old.
2 How you did drive out the heathen with your hand, and planted them; how you did afflict the people, and cast them out.
3 For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your countenance, because you had a favor to them.
4 You are my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
5 Through you will we push down our enemies: through your name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
6 For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
7 But you have saved us from our enemies, and have put them to shame that hated us.
8 In God we boast all the day long, and praise your name for ever. Selah.
9 But you have cast off, and put us to shame; and go not forth with our armies.
10 You make us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
11 You have given us like sheep appointed for meat; and have scattered us among the heathen.
12 You sell your people for nothing, and do not increase your wealth by their price.
13 You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
14 You make us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.
15 My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face has covered me,
16 For the voice of him that reproaches and blasphemes; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
17 All this is come on us; yet have we not forgotten you, neither have we dealt falsely in your covenant.
18 Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from your way;
19 Though you have sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
21 Shall not God search this out? for he knows the secrets of the heart.
22 Yes, for your sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
23 Awake, why sleep you, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.
24 Why hide you your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?
25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly sticks to the earth.
26 Arise for our help, and redeem us for your mercies'sake.
1 We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work which You did in their days, in the days of old.
2 You drove out the nations with Your hand, and planted them; You brought evil upon peoples and cast them out.
3 For they did not take the land into possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but it was Your right hand, and Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.
4 You are my king, O God; command victories for Jacob.
5 Through You we will push our enemies; through Your name we will trample those who rise up against us.
6 For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword deliver me.
7 But You have delivered us from our enemies, and have put to shame those who hated us.
8 In God we have boasted all day long, and praise Your name forever. Selah.
9 But You have cast us off and put us to shame, and You do not go forth with our armies.
10 You make us turn back from the enemy; and those who hate us have plundered for themselves.
11 You have given us up like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.
12 You sell Your people for nothing, and have not increased wealth by their price.
13 You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those who are round about us.
14 You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
15 My disgrace is daily before me, and the shame of my face has covered me,
16 because of the voice of him who reproaches and reviles; before the enemy and avenger.
17 All this has come upon us; yet we have not forgotten You, nor dealt falsely with Your Covenant.
18 Our heart is not turned back, nor have our steps turned aside from Your way,
19 though You have crushed us in the place of dragons and covered us with the shadow of death.
20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god,
21 shall not God search this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart.
22 Yet, for Your sake we are killed all day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
23 Awake! Why do You sleep, O Lord? Arise! Do not cast us off forever.
24 Why do You hide Your face, and forget our affliction and distress?
25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly clings to the earth.
26 Arise for our help, and redeem us through Your mercy!