Verse
KJV
King James Version
WEB
World English Bible
We have heard with our ears, O
God ,
our fathers have told us, what work thou
didst
in their days, in the times
of old.
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We have heard with our ears, God ;
Our fathers have told us, What work you
did
in their days, In the days
of old.
How
thou
didst
drive
out the heathen
with thy
hand, and
plantedst
them ;
how
thou
didst
afflict
the people
, and
cast
them out
.
You
drove
out the nations
with your
hand, But
you
planted
them .
You
afflicted
the peoples
, But
you
spread
them abroad
.
For they got
not
the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them :
but thy
right hand, and thine
arm, and the light of thy
countenance
, because thou
hadst
a
favour
unto
them.
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.
Thou
art
my King, O
God :
command deliverances
for Jacob .
You
are
my King, God .
Command victories
for Jacob !
Through thee
will we push down our enemies:
through thy
name will we tread them under that
rise up against us.
Through you,
will we push down our adversaries.
Through your
name ,
will we tread them under who
rise up against us.
For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
For I will not trust in my bow, Neither shall my sword save me.
But thou
hast
saved us from our enemies
, and hast
put
them
to
shame
that
hated
us.
But you
have
saved us from our adversaries
, And have
shamed
those
who
hate
us.
In God we boast all the
day long, and
praise
thy
name for
ever
. Selah.
In God we have
made
our
boast all day long, We
will
give
thanks
to
your
name forever
. Selah.
But thou
hast
cast
off
, and put
us to shame;
and goest
not
forth
with our armies.
But now
you
rejected
us
, and brought
us to dishonor,
And don't
go
out
with our armies.
Thou
makest
us to
turn back from the enemy:
and
they
which
hate us spoil for themselves.
You
make
us turn back from the adversary.
Those
who
hate us take
spoil for themselves.
Thou
hast
given
us like sheep appointed
for meat;
and hast
scattered us among the heathen
.
You
have
made
us like sheep for food,
And have
scattered us among the nations
.
Thou
sellest
thy
people for nought
, and dost
not
increase
thy
wealth
by
their price
.
You
sell
your
people for nothing
, And have
gained
nothing
from
their sale
.
Thou
makest
us a reproach to our neighbours
, a scorn
and a derision to them
that
are round
about
us.
You
make
us a reproach to our neighbors
, A scoffing
and a derision to those
who
are around
us.
Thou
makest
us a byword among the heathen
, a shaking of the head among the people
.
You
make
us a byword among the nations
, A shaking of the head among the peoples
.
My confusion
is continually
before me, and the
shame of
my face hath
covered
me
,
All
day
long
my dishonor
is before me, And shame covers
my face,
For
the voice
of him
that
reproacheth
and blasphemeth;
by
reason
of the enemy and avenger.
At
the taunt
of one
who
reproaches
and verbally
abuses,
Because
of the enemy and the
avenger.
All this is
come upon
us ;
yet have we not forgotten thee
, neither have we dealt
falsely
in
thy
covenant.
All this has
come on
us ,
Yet have we not forgotten you
, Neither have we been
false
to
your
covenant.
Our heart is
not turned back, neither have our steps declined
from thy
way;
Our heart has
not turned back, Neither have our steps strayed
from your
path,
Though thou
hast
sore
broken
us in the place
of dragons
, and covered us with the shadow of death.
Though you
have
crushed
us in the haunt
of jackals
, And covered us with the shadow of death.
If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched
out
our hands to a strange god;
If we have forgotten the name of our God, Or spread
forth
our hands to a strange god;
Shall
not
God search this out? for he knoweth
the secrets of the heart.
Won't
God search this out? For he knows
the secrets of the heart.
Yea
, for thy
sake are
we killed all the
day long ;
we are counted
as sheep for the slaughter.
Yes
, for your
sake we are
killed all day long .
We are regarded
as sheep for the slaughter.
Awake,
why sleepest
thou
, O
Lord? arise ,
cast
us not
off
for
ever
.
Wake
up!
Why do
you
sleep
, Lord? Arise !
Don't
reject
us forever
.
Wherefore
hidest
thou
thy
face, and forgettest
our affliction and our oppression?
Why
do
you
hide
your
face, And forget
our affliction and our oppression?
For our soul is bowed down to the dust :
our belly
cleaveth
unto
the earth.
For our soul is bowed down to the dust .
Our body
cleaves
to
the earth.
Arise
for
our
help ,
and
redeem us for thy
mercies
' sake.
Rise
up
to
help us.
Redeem us for your
loving
kindness
' sake.
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