1. We have heard it with our ears, O God; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago.
2. With your hand you drove out the nations and planted our ancestors; you crushed the peoples and made our ancestors flourish.
3. It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved them.