1 W e have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us, What work thou didst in their days, In the days of old.

We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

2 T hou didst drive out the nations with thy hand; But them thou didst plant: Thou didst afflict the peoples; But them thou didst spread abroad.

How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.

3 F or they gat not the land in possession by their own sword, Neither did their own arm save them; But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, Because thou wast favorable unto them.

For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

4 T hou art my King, O God: Command deliverance for Jacob.

Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.

5 T hrough thee will we push down our adversaries: Through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

6 F or I will not trust in my bow, Neither shall my sword save me.

For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.

7 B ut thou hast saved us from our adversaries, And hast put them to shame that hate us.

But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.

8 I n God have we made our boast all the day long, And we will give thanks unto thy name for ever. Selah

In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.

9 B ut now thou hast cast us off, and brought us to dishonor, And goest not forth with our hosts.

But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.

10 T hou makest us to turn back from the adversary; And they that hate us take spoil for themselves.

Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.

11 T hou hast made us like sheep appointed for food, And hast scattered us among the nations.

Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.

12 T hou sellest thy people for nought, And hast not increased thy wealth by their price.

Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.

13 T hou makest us a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and a derision to them that are round about us.

Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

14 T hou makest us a byword among the nations, A shaking of the head among the peoples.

Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.

15 A ll the day long is my dishonor before me, And the shame of my face hath covered me,

My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

16 F or the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth, By reason of the enemy and the avenger.

For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.

17 A ll this is come upon us; Yet have we not forgotten thee, Neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

18 O ur heart is not turned back, Neither have our steps declined from thy way,

Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;

19 T hat thou hast sore broken us in the place of jackals, And covered us with the shadow of death.

Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.

20 I f we have forgotten the name of our God, Or spread forth our hands to a strange god;

If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;

21 W ill not God search this out? For he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

22 Y ea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

23 A wake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? Arise, cast us not off for ever.

Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.

24 W herefore hidest thou thy face, And forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

25 F or our soul is bowed down to the dust: Our body cleaveth unto the earth.

For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.

26 R ise up for our help, And redeem us for thy lovingkindness' sake.

Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake.