<vn='1'>To the chief <sn="5329">Musician</s> for the <sn="1121">sons</s> of <sn="7141">Korah</s>, <sn="4905">Maschil</s>. We have <sn="8085">heard</s> with our <sn="241">ears</s>, O <sn="430">God</s>, our <sn="1">fathers</s> have <sn="5608">told</s> us, what <sn="6467">work</s> thou <sn="6466">didst</s> in their <sn="3117">days</s>, in the <sn="3117">times</s> of <sn="6924">old</s>. </v>
<vn='2'> How <sn="859">thou</s> didst drive <sn="3423">out</s> the <sn="1471">heathen</s> with thy <sn="3027">hand</s>, and <sn="5193">plantedst</s> them; how thou didst <sn="7489">afflict</s> the <sn="3816">people</s>, and cast them <sn="7971">out</s>. </v>
<vn='3'><sn="3588">For</s> they got <sn="3808">not</s> the <sn="776">land</s> in <sn="3423">possession</s> by their own <sn="2719">sword</s>, <sn="3808">neither</s> did their own <sn="2220">arm</s><sn="3467">save</s> them: <sn="3588">but</s> thy right <sn="3225">hand</s>, and thine <sn="2220">arm</s>, and the <sn="216">light</s> of thy <sn="6440">countenance</s>, <sn="3588">because</s> thou hadst a <sn="7521">favor</s> unto them. </v>
<vn='4'><sn="859">Thou</s> art my <sn="4428">King</s>, O <sn="430">God</s>: <sn="6680">command</s><sn="3444">deliverances</s> for <sn="3290">Jacob</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>Through thee will we push <sn="5055">down</s> our <sn="6862">enemies</s>: through thy <sn="8034">name</s> will we tread them <sn="947">under</s> that rise up <sn="6965">against</s> us. </v>
<vn='6'><sn="3588">For</s> I will <sn="3808">not</s><sn="982">trust</s> in my <sn="7198">bow</s>, <sn="3808">neither</s> shall my <sn="2719">sword</s><sn="3467">save</s> me. </v>
<vn='7'><sn="3588">But</s> thou hast <sn="3467">saved</s> us from our <sn="4480 6862">enemies</s>, and hast put them to <sn="954">shame</s> that <sn="8130">hated</s> us. </v>
<vn='8'>In <sn="430">God</s> we <sn="1984">boast</s><sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="3117">day</s> long, and <sn="3034">praise</s> thy <sn="8034">name</s><sn="5769">forever</s>. <sn="5542">Selah</s>. </v>
<vn='9'><sn="637">But</s> thou hast cast <sn="2186">off</s>, and put us to <sn="3637">shame</s>; and goest not <sn="3318 3808">forth</s> with our <sn="6635">armies</s>. </v>
<vn='10'>Thou makest us to <sn="7725">turn</s><sn="268">back</s><sn="4480">from</s> the <sn="6862">enemy</s>: and they which <sn="8130">hate</s> us <sn="8154">spoil</s> for themselves. </v>
<vn='11'>Thou hast <sn="5414">given</s> us like <sn="6629">sheep</s> appointed for <sn="3978">meat</s>; and hast <sn="2219">scattered</s> us among the <sn="1471">heathen</s>. </v>
<vn='12'>Thou <sn="4376">sellest</s> thy <sn="5971">people</s> for <sn="3808 1952">naught</s>, and dost <sn="3808">not</s><sn="7235">increase</s> thy wealth by their <sn="4242">price</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>Thou <sn="7760">makest</s> us a <sn="2781">reproach</s> to our <sn="7934">neighbors</s>, a <sn="3933">scorn</s> and a <sn="7047">derision</s> to them that are round <sn="5439">about</s> us. </v>
<vn='14'>Thou <sn="7760">makest</s> us a <sn="4912">byword</s> among the <sn="1471">heathen</s>, a <sn="4493">shaking</s> of the <sn="7218">head</s> among the <sn="3816">people</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>My <sn="3639">confusion</s> is <sn="3605 3117">continually</s><sn="5048">before</s> me, and the <sn="1322">shame</s> of my <sn="6440">face</s> hath <sn="3680">covered</s> me, </v>
<vn='16'>For the <sn="4480 6963">voice</s> of him that <sn="2778">reproacheth</s> and <sn="1442">blasphemeth</s>; by <sn="4480 6440">reason</s> of the <sn="341">enemy</s> and <sn="5358">avenger</s>. </v>
<vn='17'><sn="3605">All</s><sn="2063">this</s> is come <sn="935">upon</s> us; yet have we <sn="3808">not</s><sn="7911">forgotten</s> thee, <sn="3808">neither</s> have we dealt <sn="8266">falsely</s> in thy <sn="1285">covenant</s>. </v>
<vn='18'>Our <sn="3820">heart</s> is <sn="3808">not</s><sn="5472">turned</s><sn="268">back</s>, neither have our <sn="838">steps</s><sn="5186">declined</s><sn="4480">from</s> thy <sn="734">way</s>; </v>
<vn='19'><sn="3588">Though</s> thou hast sore <sn="1794">broken</s> us in the <sn="4725">place</s> of <sn="8577">dragons</s>, and <sn="3680 5921">covered</s> us with the shadow of <sn="6757">death</s>. </v>
<vn='20'><sn="518">If</s> we have <sn="7911">forgotten</s> the <sn="8034">name</s> of our <sn="430">God</s>, or stretched <sn="6566">out</s> our <sn="3709">hands</s> to a <sn="2114">strange</s><sn="410">god</s>; </v>
<vn='21'>Shall <sn="3808">not</s><sn="430">God</s><sn="2713">search</s><sn="2063">this</s> out? <sn="3588">for</s><sn="1931">he</s><sn="3045">knoweth</s> the <sn="8587">secrets</s> of the <sn="3820">heart</s>. </v>
<vn='22'><sn="3588">Yea</s>, <sn="5921">for</s> thy sake are we <sn="2026">killed</s><sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="3117">day</s> long; we are <sn="2803">counted</s> as <sn="6629">sheep</s> for the <sn="2878">slaughter</s>. </v>
<vn='23'><sn="5782">Awake</s>, <sn="4100">why</s><sn="3462">sleepest</s> thou, O <sn="136">Lord</s>? <sn="6974">arise</s>, <sn="2186">cast</s> us <sn="408">not</s> off <sn="5331">forever</s>. </v>
<vn='24'><sn="4100">Wherefore</s><sn="5641">hidest</s> thou thy <sn="6440">face</s>, and <sn="7911">forgettest</s> our <sn="6040">affliction</s> and our <sn="3906">oppression</s>? </v>
<vn='25'><sn="3588">For</s> our <sn="5315">soul</s> is bowed <sn="7743">down</s> to the <sn="6083">dust</s>: our <sn="990">belly</s><sn="1692">cleaveth</s> unto the <sn="776">earth</s>. </v>
<vn='26'><sn="6965">Arise</s> for our <sn="5833">help</s>, and <sn="6299">redeem</s> us for thy mercies' <sn="4616 2617">sake</s>. </v>