13. You have made us the taunt of our neighbors,the derision and scorn of those around us.
14. You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.
15. All day long my disgrace is before me,and shame has covered my face
16. at the sound of the taunter and reviler,at the sight of the enemy and the avenger.
17. All this has come upon us,though we have not forgotten you,and we have not been false to your covenant.
18. Our heart has not turned back,nor have our steps departed from your way;
19. yet you have broken us in the place of jackalsand covered us with the shadow of death.
20. If we had forgotten the name of our Godor spread out our hands to a foreign god,
21. would not God discover this? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
22. Yet for your sake we are killed all the day long;we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.
23. Awake! Why are you sleeping, O Lord?Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever!
24. Why do you hide your face?Why do you forget our affliction and oppression?
25. For our soul is bowed down to the dust;our belly clings to the ground.
26. Rise up; come to our help! Redeem us for the sake of your steadfast love!