You make us retreat from the foe,
and those who hate us
have taken plunder for themselves.

Now it is not an enemy who insults me—
otherwise I could bear it;
it is not a foe who rises up against me—
otherwise I could hide from him.

Give us aid against the foe,
for human help is worthless.

God, how long will the enemy mock?
Will the foe insult Your name forever?

They did not remember His power shown
on the day He redeemed them from the foe,

He gave up His strength to captivity
and His splendor to the hand of a foe.

For in Your sight a thousand years
are like yesterday that passes by,
like a few hours of the night.

When they were few in number,
very few indeed,
and temporary residents in Canaan,

May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised
from everlasting to everlasting.
Let all the people say, “Amen!”
Hallelujah!

Let the redeemed of the Lord proclaim
that He has redeemed them from the hand of the foe

Give us aid against the foe,
for human help is worthless.

Let his days be few;
let another take over his position.

Show us favor, Lord, show us favor,
for we’ve had more than enough contempt.

We’ve had more than enough
scorn from the arrogant
and contempt from the proud.

and how he swore an oath to the Lord,
making a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:

Flash Your lightning and scatter the foe;
shoot Your arrows and rout them.