1  We have heard with our ears, O God,

aOur fathers have told us,

What work thou didst in their days, in bthe times of old.

2  How thou didst cdrive out the heathen with thy hand, and dplantedst them;

How thou didst afflict the people, and ecast them out.

3  For they got not the land in possession fby their own sword,

Neither did their own arm save them:

But thy right hand, and thine arm, and ffthe light of thy countenance,

gBecause thou hadst a favour unto them.

4  hThou art my King, O God:

iCommand deliverances for Jacob.

5  Through thee will we kpush down our enemies:

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

6  For mI will not trust fin my bow,

Neither shall my sword save me.

7  But thou hast saved us from our enemies,

And hast nput them to shame that hated us.

8  oIn God we boast all the day long,

And praise thy name for ever. Selah.