4-8You’re my King, O God—command victories for Jacob!With your help we’ll wipe out our enemies,in your name we’ll stomp them to dust.I don’t trust in weapons;my sword won’t save me—But it’s you, you who saved us from the enemy;you made those who hate us lose face.All day we parade God’s praise—we thank you by name over and over.
9-12But now you’ve walked off and left us,you’ve disgraced us and won’t fight for us.You made us turn tail and run;those who hate us have cleaned us out.You delivered us as sheep to the butcher,you scattered us to the four winds.You sold your people at a discount—you made nothing on the sale.
23-26Get up, God! Are you going to sleep all day?Wake up! Don’t you care what happens to us?Why do you bury your face in the pillow?Why pretend things are just fine with us?And here we are—flat on our faces in the dirt,held down with a boot on our necks.Get up and come to our rescue.If you love us so much, Help us!