1 ¶ 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.

We have heard with our ears, God; our fathers have told us, what work you did in their days, in the days of old.

2 H ow thou didst drive out the Gentiles with thy hand and plant them in their place; how thou didst afflict the peoples and cast them out.

You drove out the nations with your hand, but you planted them. You afflicted the peoples, but you spread them abroad.

3 F or they did not get the land in inheritance 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 thy delight was in them.

For they didn’t get 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 face, because you were favorable to them.

4 T hou art my King, O God; command saving health unto Jacob.

You are my King, God. Command victories for Jacob!

5 T hrough thee will we push down our enemies; through thy name will we tread under those that rise up against us.

Through you, will we push down our adversaries. Through your name, will we tread them under who 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 enemies and hast put to shame those that hated us.

But you have saved us from our adversaries, and have shamed those who hate us.

8 I n God we boast all the day long and praise thy name for ever. Selah.

In God we have made our boast all day long, we will give thanks to your name forever. Selah.

9 ¶ But thou hast cast us off and put us to shame and doth not go forth with our armies.

But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor, and don’t go out with our armies.

10 T hou makest us to turn back from the enemy, and we are spoiled by those who hate us.

You make us turn back from the adversary. Those who hate us take plunder for themselves.

11 T hou hast given us over like sheep appointed for food and hast scattered us among the Gentiles.

You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.

12 T hou hast sold thy people for nothing and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.

You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.

13 T hou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to those that are round about us.

You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.

14 T hou makest us a byword among the Gentiles, a shaking of the head among the people.

You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

15 M y confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face has covered me,

All day long my dishonor is before me, and shame covers my face,

16 f or the voice of him that reproaches and blasphemes by reason of the enemy and of the avenger.

At the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.

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

All this has come on us, yet have we not forgotten you, Neither have we been false to your covenant.

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

Our heart has not turned back, neither have our steps strayed from your path,

19 t hough thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons and covered us with the shadow of death.

Though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.

20 I f we have forgotten the name of our God or stretched out our hands to a strange god,

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

21 s hall not God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.

won’t God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.

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

Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.

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

Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don’t reject us forever.

24 W hy dost thou hide thy face and forget our affliction and our oppression?

Why do you hide your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?

25 F or our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly cleaves unto the earth.

For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body clings to the earth.

26 A rise for our help and ransom us for thy mercies’ sake.

Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness’ sake.