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1 For the leader. By the descendants of Korach. A maskil: God, we heard it with our ears; our fathers told us about it -a deed which you did in their days, back in days of old.
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We have heard it with our ears, O God; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago.
2 With your hand you drove out nations to plant them in [the land], you crushed peoples to make room for them.
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With your hand you drove out the nations and planted our ancestors; you crushed the peoples and made our ancestors flourish.
3 For not by their own swords did they conquer the land, nor did their own arm give them victory; rather, it was your right hand, your arm and the light of your face; because you favored them.
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It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved them.
4 God, you are my king; command complete victory for Ya'akov.
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You are my King and my God, who decrees victories for Jacob.
5 Through you we pushed away our foes, through your name we trampled down our assailants.
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Through you we push back our enemies; through your name we trample our foes.
6 For I don't rely on my bow, nor can my sword give me victory.
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I put no trust in my bow, my sword does not bring me victory;
7 No, you saved us from our adversaries; you put to shame those who hate us.
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but you give us victory over our enemies, you put our adversaries to shame.
8 We will boast in our God all day and give thanks to your name forever. (Selah)
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In God we make our boast all day long, and we will praise your name forever.
9 Yet now you have thrust us aside and disgraced us; you don't march out with our armies.
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But now you have rejected and humbled us; you no longer go out with our armies.
10 You make us retreat from the adversary, and those who hate us plunder us at will.
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You made us retreat before the enemy, and our adversaries have plundered us.
11 You have handed us over like sheep to be eaten and scattered us among the nations.
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You gave us up to be devoured like sheep and have scattered us among the nations.
12 You sell your people for a pittance, you don't even profit on the sale.
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You sold your people for a pittance, gaining nothing from their sale.
13 You make us an object for our neighbors to mock, one of scorn and derision to those around us.
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You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, the scorn and derision of those around us.
14 You make us a byword among the nations; the peoples jeer at us, shaking their heads.
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You have made us a byword among the nations; the peoples shake their heads at us.
15 All day long my disgrace is on my mind, and shame has covered my face
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I live in disgrace all day long, and my face is covered with shame
16 at the sound of those who revile and insult, at the sight of the enemy bent on revenge.
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at the taunts of those who reproach and revile me, because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.
17 Though all this came on us, we did not forget you; we have not been false to your covenant;
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All this came upon us, though we had not forgotten you; we had not been false to your covenant.
18 Our hearts have not turned back, and our steps did not turn away from your path,
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Our hearts had not turned back; our feet had not strayed from your path.
19 though you pressed us into a lair of jackals and covered us with death-dark gloom.
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But you crushed us and made us a haunt for jackals; you covered us over with deep darkness.
20 If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
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If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
21 wouldn't God have discovered this, since he knows the secrets of the heart?
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would not God have discovered it, since he knows the secrets of the heart?
22 For your sake we are put to death all day long, we are considered sheep to be slaughtered.
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Yet for your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
23 Wake up, Adonai! Why are you asleep? Rouse yourself! Don't thrust us off forever.
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Awake, Lord! Why do you sleep? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever.
24 Why are you turning your face away, forgetting our pain and misery?
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Why do you hide your face and forget our misery and oppression?
25 For we are lying flat in the dust, our bodies cling to the ground.
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We are brought down to the dust; our bodies cling to the ground.
26 Get up, and come to help us! For the sake of your grace, redeem us!
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Rise up and help us; rescue us because of your unfailing love.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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