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We have heard with our ears, O God, our ancestors have told us, what deeds you performed in their days, in the days of old:
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you with your own hand drove out the nations, but them you planted; you afflicted the peoples, but them you set free;
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for not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm give them victory; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your countenance, for you delighted in them.
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You are my King and my God; you command victories for Jacob.
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Through you we push down our foes; through your name we tread down our assailants.
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For not in my bow do I trust, nor can my sword save me.
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But you have saved us from our foes, and have put to confusion those who hate us.
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In God we have boasted continually, and we will give thanks to your name forever. (Selah)
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Yet you have rejected us and abased us, and have not gone out with our armies.
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You made us turn back from the foe, and our enemies have gotten spoil.