[1] God, we have heard with our ears- our ancestors have told us- the work you accomplished in their days, in days long ago: [2] In order to plant them, you displaced the nations by your hand; in order to settle them, you brought disaster on the peoples. [3] For they did not take the land by their sword- their arm did not bring them victory- but by your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable toward them. [4] You are my King, my God, who ordains victories for Jacob. [5] Through you we drive back our foes; through your name we trample our enemies. [6] For I do not trust in my bow, and my sword does not bring me victory. [7] But you give us victory over our foes and let those who hate us be disgraced. [8] We boast in God all day long; we will praise your name forever. Selah [9] But you have rejected and humiliated us; you do not march out with our armies. [10] You make us retreat from the foe, and those who hate us have taken plunder for themselves. [11] You hand us over to be eaten like sheep and scatter us among the nations. [12] You sell your people for nothing; you make no profit from selling them. [13] You make us an object of reproach to our neighbors, a source of mockery and ridicule to those around us. [14] You make us a joke among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples. [15] My disgrace is before me all day long, and shame has covered my face, [16] because of the taunts of the scorner and reviler, because of the enemy and avenger. [17] All this has happened to us, but we have not forgotten you or betrayed your covenant. [18] Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from your path. [19] But you have crushed us in a haunt of jackals and have covered us with deepest darkness. [20] If we had forgotten the name of our God and spread out our hands to a foreign god, [21] wouldn't God have found this out, since he knows the secrets of the heart? [22] Because of you we are being put to death all day long; we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered. [23] Wake up, LORD! Why are you sleeping? Get up! Don't reject us forever! [24] Why do you hide and forget our affliction and oppression? [25] For we have sunk down to the dust; our bodies cling to the ground. [26] Rise up! Help us! Redeem us because of your faithful love.
