1 We have heard with our ears, God; Our fathers have told us, What work you did in their days, In the days of old.
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2 You drove out the nations with your hand, But you planted them. You afflicted the peoples, But you spread them abroad.
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3 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.
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4 You are my King, God. Command victories for Jacob!
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5 Through you, will we push down our adversaries. Through your name, will we tread them under who rise up against us.
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6 For I will not trust in my bow, Neither shall my sword save me.
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7 But you have saved us from our adversaries, And have put them to shame who hate us.
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8 In God have we made our boast all day long, We will give thanks to your name forever. Selah.
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9 But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor, And don't go out with our armies.
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10 You make us turn back from the adversary. Those who hate us take spoil for themselves.
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11 You have made us like sheep for food, And have scattered us among the nations.
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12 You sell your people for nothing, And have gained nothing from their sale.
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13 You make us a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and a derision to those who are round about us.
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14 You make us a byword among the nations, A shaking of the head among the peoples.
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15 All day long is my dishonor before me, And shame covers my face,
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16 At the taunt of one who reproaches and reviles, Because of the enemy and the avenger.
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17 All this has come on us, Yet have we not forgotten you, Neither have we been false to your covenant.
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18 Our heart has not turned back, Neither have our steps declined from your way,
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19 That you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, And covered us with the shadow of death.
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20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, Or spread forth our hands to a strange god;
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21 Won't God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
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22 Yes, for your sake are we killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.
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23 Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don't reject us forever.
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24 Why do you hide your face, And forget our affliction and our oppression?
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25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body cleaves to the earth.
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26 Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your lovingkindness' sake. Psalm 45 For the Chief Musician. Set to "The Lilies." A contemplation by the sons of Korah. A wedding song.
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