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1 We have heard it with our ears, O God; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago.
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God, we have heard about you. Our ancestors told us what you did in their days, in days long ago.
2 With your hand you drove out the nations and planted our ancestors; you crushed the peoples and made our ancestors flourish.
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With your power you forced the nations out of the land and placed our ancestors here. You destroyed those other nations, but you made our ancestors grow strong.
3 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.
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It wasn't their swords that took the land. It wasn't their power that gave them victory. But it was your great power and strength. You were with them because you loved them.
4 You are my King and my God, who decrees victories for Jacob.
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My God, you are my King. Your commands led Jacob's people to victory.
5 Through you we push back our enemies; through your name we trample our foes.
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With your help we pushed back our enemies. In your name we trampled those who came against us.
6 I put no trust in my bow, my sword does not bring me victory;
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I don't trust my bow to help me, and my sword can't save me.
7 but you give us victory over our enemies, you put our adversaries to shame.
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You saved us from our foes, and you made our enemies ashamed.
8 In God we make our boast all day long, and we will praise your name forever.
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We will praise God every day; we will praise your name forever.Selah
9 But now you have rejected and humbled us; you no longer go out with our armies.
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But you have rejected us and shamed us. You don't march with our armies anymore.
10 You made us retreat before the enemy, and our adversaries have plundered us.
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You let our enemies push us back, and those who hate us have taken our wealth.
11 You gave us up to be devoured like sheep and have scattered us among the nations.
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You gave us away like sheep to be eaten and have scattered us among the nations.
12 You sold your people for a pittance, gaining nothing from their sale.
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You sold your people for nothing and made no profit on the sale.
13 You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, the scorn and derision of those around us.
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You made us a joke to our neighbors; those around us laugh and make fun of us.
14 You have made us a byword among the nations; the peoples shake their heads at us.
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You made us a joke to the other nations; people shake their heads.
15 I live in disgrace all day long, and my face is covered with shame
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I am always in disgrace, and I am covered with shame.
16 at the taunts of those who reproach and revile me, because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.
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My enemy is getting even with insults and curses.
17 All this came upon us, though we had not forgotten you; we had not been false to your covenant.
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All these things have happened to us, but we have not forgotten you or failed to keep our agreement with you.
18 Our hearts had not turned back; our feet had not strayed from your path.
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Our hearts haven't turned away from you, and we haven't stopped following you.
19 But you crushed us and made us a haunt for jackals; you covered us over with deep darkness.
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But you crushed us in this place where wild dogs live, and you covered us 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 our God or lifted our hands in prayer to foreign gods,
21 would not God have discovered it, since he knows the secrets of the heart?
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God would have known, because he knows what is in our hearts.
22 Yet for your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
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But for you we are in danger of death all the time. People think we are worth no more than sheep to be killed.
23 Awake, Lord! Why do you sleep? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever.
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Wake up, Lord! Why are you sleeping? Get up! Don't reject us forever.
24 Why do you hide your face and forget our misery and oppression?
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Why do you hide from us? Have you forgotten our pain and troubles?
25 We are brought down to the dust; our bodies cling to the ground.
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We have been pushed down into the dirt; we are flat on the ground.
26 Rise up and help us; rescue us because of your unfailing love.
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Get up and help us. Because of your love, save us.