4-8 You’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.

9-12 But 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.

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but you give us victory(A) over our enemies,
    you put our adversaries to shame.(B)
In God we make our boast(C) all day long,(D)
    and we will praise your name forever.[a](E)

But now you have rejected(F) and humbled us;(G)
    you no longer go out with our armies.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 44:8 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.