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 Indeed, for your sake we are killed all the day long; * we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

Awake, O Lord! why are you sleeping? * Arise! do not reject us for ever.

Why have you hidden your face * and forgotten our affliction and oppression?

We sink down into the dust; * our body cleaves to the ground.

Rise up, and help us, * and save us, for the sake of your steadfast love.

My heart is stirring with a noble song; let me recite what I have fashioned for the king; * my tongue shall be the pen of a skilled writer.

You are the fairest of men; * grace flows from your lips, because God has blessed you for ever.

Strap your sword upon your thigh, O mighty warrior, * in your pride and in your majesty.

Ride out and conquer in the cause of truth * and for the sake of justice.

Your right hand will show you marvelous things; * your arrows are very sharp, O mighty warrior.

The peoples are falling at your feet, * and the king’s enemies are losing heart.