1 Our God, our ancestors told uswhat wonders you workedand we listened carefully.
2 You chased off the nationsby causing them troublewith your powerful arm.Then you let our ancestorstake over their land.
3 Their strength and weaponswere not what won the landand gave them victory!You loved them and foughtwith your powerful armand your shining glory.
4 You are my God and King,and you give victoryto the people of Jacob.
5 By your great power,we knocked our enemies downand trampled on them.
6 I don't depend on my arrowsor my sword to save me.
7 But you saved usfrom our hateful enemies,and you put them to shame.
8 We boast about you, our God,and we are always grateful.
9 But now you have rejected us;you don't lead us into battle,and we look foolish.
10 You made us retreat,and our enemies have takeneverything we own.
11 You let us be slaughteredlike sheep,and you scattered usamong the nations.
12 You sold your peoplefor little or nothing,and you earned no profit.
13 You made us look foolishto our neighbors;people who live nearbyinsult us and sneer.
14 Foreigners joke about usand shake their heads.
15 I am embarrassed every day,and I blush with shame.
16 But others mock and sneer,as they watch my enemiestake revenge on me.
17 All this happened to us,though we didn't forget youor break our agreement.
18 We always kept you in mindand followed your teaching.
19 But you crushed us,and you covered uswith deepest darknesswhere wild animals live.
20 We did not forget youor lift our hands in prayerto foreign gods.
21 You would have known itbecause you discoverevery secret thought.
22 We face death all day for you.We are like sheep on their wayto be slaughtered.
23 Wake up! Do something, Lord!Why are you sleeping?Don't desert us forever.
24 Why do you keep looking away?Don't forget our sufferingsand all our troubles.
25 We are flat on the ground,holding on to the dust.
26 Do something! Help us!Show how kind you areand come to our rescue.