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1  We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us *
 what thou hast done in their time of old;
2  How thou hast driven out the heathen with thy hand, and planted them in *
 how thou hast destroyed the nations, and cast them out.
3  For they gat not the land in possession through their own sword *
 neither was it their own arm that helped them;
4  But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance *
 because thou hadst a favour unto them.
5  Thou art my King, O God *
 send help unto Jacob.
6  Through thee will we overthrow our enemies *
 and in thy Name will we tread them under, that rise up against us.
7  For I will not trust in my bow *
 it is not my sword that shall help me;
8  But it is thou that savest us from our enemies *
 and puttest them to confusion that hate us.
9  We make our boast of God all day long *
 and will praise thy Name for ever.
10  But now thou art far off, and puttest us to confusion *
 and goest not forth with our armies.
11  Thou makest us to turn our backs upon our enemies *
 so that they which hate us spoil our goods.
12  Thou lettest us be eaten up like sheep *
 and hast scattered us among the heathen.
13  Thou sellest thy people for nought *
 and takest no money for them.
14  Thou makest us to be rebuked of our neighbours *
 to be laughed to scorn, and had in derision of them that are round about us.
15  Thou makest us to be a by-word among the heathen *
 and that the people shake their heads at us.
16  My confusion is daily before me *
 and the shame of my face hath covered me;
17  For the voice of the slanderer and blasphemer *
 for the enemy and avenger.
18  And though all this be come upon us, yet do we not forget thee *
 nor behave ourselves frowardly in thy covenant.
19  Our heart is not turned back *
 neither our steps gone out of thy way;
20  No, not when thou hast smitten us into the place of dragons *
 and covered us with the shadow of death.
21  If we have forgotten the Name of our God, and holden up our hands to any strange god *
 shall not God search it out? for he knoweth the very secrets of the heart.
22  For thy sake also are we killed all the day long *
 and are counted as sheep appointed to be slain.
23  Up, Lord, why sleepest thou *
 awake, and be not absent from us for ever.
24  Wherefore hidest thou thy face *
 and forgettest our misery and trouble?
25  For our soul is brought low, even unto the dust *
 our belly cleaveth unto the ground.
26  Arise, and help us *
 and deliver us for thy mercy’s sake.