1 O God, we have heard with our ears. Our fathers have told us what work You did in their days, in the days long ago.

2 W ith Your own hand You made the nations leave, and put our fathers in the land. You brought trouble upon the nations, and You spread them out.

3 I t was not by their sword that they took the land. Their own arm did not save them. But it was Your right hand, and Your arm, and the light of Your face, for You favored them.

4 Y ou are my King, O God. Jacob wins because You say it must be so.

5 T hrough You we will push away those who hate us. Through Your name we will walk over those who rise up against us.

6 F or I will not trust my bow, and my sword will not save me.

7 B ut You have saved us from those who fight against us. You have put to shame those who hate us.

8 I n God we have had our pride all day long. And we will give thanks to Your name forever.

9 B ut now You have turned from us and have put us to shame. You do not go out with our armies.

10 Y ou made us turn away from those who fight against us. And those who hate us have robbed us.

11 Y ou give us up to be eaten like sheep. You have spread us out among the nations.

12 Y ou sell Your people for nothing, and become no richer from their price.

13 Y ou have made us a shame to our neighbors. Those around us laugh and make fun of us.

14 Y ou have made us hated among the nations. The people laugh at us.

15 A ll day long my shame is with me and has become too much for me.

16 T hose who talk against me, and who hate me are around me and want to punish me.

17 A ll this has come upon us, but we have not forgotten You. We have not been false to Your agreement.

18 O ur heart has not turned away. And our steps have not turned from Your way.

19 B ut You have crushed us in a place of wild dogs, and covered us with the shadow of death.

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

21 w ould not God find this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart.

22 B ut we are killed all day long because of You. We are thought of as sheep that are ready to be killed.

23 A wake, O Lord! Why do You sleep? Rise up! Do not turn away from us forever.

24 W hy do You hide Your face? Why do You forget our troubles and our suffering?

25 F or our soul is brought down to the dust. Our body holds on to the earth.

26 R ise up and help us! Save us because of Your loving-kindness.