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