1«To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil.» 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. 2[How] thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; [how] thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out. 3For 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. 4Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob. 5Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. 6For I do not trust in my bowe, neither can my sworde saue me. 7But thou hast saued vs from our aduersaries, and hast put them to confusion that hate vs. 8Therefore will wee praise God continually, and will confesse thy Name for euer. Selah. 9But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies. 10Thou makest vs to turne backe fro the aduersary, & they, which hate vs, spoile for theselues. 11Thou hast given us like sheep [appointed] for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen. 12Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase [thy wealth] by their price. 13Thou makest vs a reproche to our neighbours, a iest and a laughing stocke to them that are round about vs. 14Thou makest vs a prouerbe among the nations, & a nodding of the head among the people. 15My confusion [is] continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me, 16For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger. 17All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. 18Our heart is not turned backe: neither our steps gone out of thy paths, 19Albeit thou hast smitten vs downe into the place of dragons, and couered vs with the shadow of death. 20If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; 21Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. 22Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter. 23Vp, why sleepest thou, O Lord? awake, be not farre off for euer. 24Wherefore hidest thou thy face? and forgettest our miserie and our affliction? 25For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth. 26Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake.