1We have heard with our ears, O God,

Our fathers have told us,

What work thou didst in their days,

In the days of old.

2Thou didst drive out the nations with thy hand;

But them thou didst plant:

Thou didst afflict the peoples;

But them thou didst spread abroad.

3For they gat 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 wast favorable unto them.

4Thou art my King, O God:

Command deliverance for Jacob.

5Through thee will we push down our adversaries:

Through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

6For I will not trust in my bow,

Neither shall my sword save me.

7But thou hast saved us from our adversaries,

And hast put them to shame that hate us.

8In God have we made our boast all the day long,

And we will give thanks unto thy name for ever. Selah