1O God,we have heardwith our ears,Our fathershave toldus The workthat You didin their days,In the daysof old.
2You with Your own handdroveout the nations;Then You plantedthem; You afflictedthe peoples,Then You spreadthem abroad.
3For by their own swordthey did not possessthe land,And their own armdid not savethem, But Your righthandand Your armand the lightof Your presence,For You favoredthem.
4You are my King,O God;Commandvictoriesfor Jacob.
5Through You we will pushbackour adversaries;Through Your namewe will trampledownthose who riseup against us.
6For I will not trustin my bow,Norwill my swordsaveme.
7But You have savedus from our adversaries,And You have putto shamethose who hateus.
8In Godwe have boastedalldaylong, And we will givethanksto Your nameforever.Selah.
9YetYou have rejected[us] and broughtus to dishonor,And do not goout with our armies.
10You cause us to turnbackfrom the adversary;And those who hateus have takenspoilfor themselves.
11You giveus as sheepto be eatenAnd have scatteredus among the nations.
12You sellYour peoplecheaply,And have not profitedby their sale.
13You makeus a reproachto our neighbors,A scoffingand a derisionto those aroundus.
14You makeus a bywordamong the nations,A laughingstockamong the peoples.
15Alldaylong my dishonoris beforeme And my humiliationhas overwhelmedme,
16Becauseof the voiceof him who reproachesand reviles,Becauseof the presenceof the enemyand the avenger.
17Allthishas comeupon us, but we have not forgottenYou, And we have not dealtfalselywith Your covenant.
18Our hearthas not turnedback,And our stepshave not deviatedfrom Your way,
19YetYou have crushedus in a placeof jackalsAnd coveredus with the shadowof death.
20Ifwe had forgottenthe nameof our GodOr extendedour handsto a strangegod,
21Would not Godfindthisout? For He knowsthe secretsof the heart.
22But for Your sakewe are killedalldaylong; We are consideredas sheepto be slaughtered.
23ArouseYourself, whydo You sleep,O Lord?Awake,do not rejectus forever.
24Whydo You hideYour face[And] forgetour afflictionand our oppression?
25For our soulhas sunkdowninto the dust;Our bodycleavesto the earth.
26Riseup, be our help,And redeemus for the sakeof Your lovingkindness.
