12. You sell your people for almost nothing,and at that price you have gained nothing.
13. You made us a disgrace to our neighborsand an object of ridicule and contempt to those around us.
14. You made our ⌊defeat⌋ a proverb among the nationsso that people shake their heads at us.
15. All day long my disgrace is in front of me.Shame covers my face
16. because of the words of those who insult and slander us,because of the presence of the enemy and the avenger.
17. Although all of this happened to us,we never forgot you.We never ignored your promise.
18. Our hearts never turned away.Our feet never left your path.
19. Yet, you crushed us in a place for jackalsand covered us with the shadow of death.
20. If we forgot the name of our Godor stretched out our hands to pray to another god,
21. wouldn’t God find out,since he knows the secrets in our hearts?
22. Indeed, we are being killed all day long because of you.We are thought of as sheep to be slaughtered.
23. Wake up! Why are you sleeping, O Lord?Awake! Do not reject us forever!
24. Why do you hide your face?Why do you forget our suffering and misery?
25. Our souls are bowing in the dust.Our bodies cling to the ground.
26. Arise! Help us!Rescue us because of your mercy!