Psalms 44

1 We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou did in their days, in the days of old.

For the Leader; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil. O God, we have heard with our ears, our fathers have told us; a work Thou didst in their days, in the days of old.

2 Thou drove out the nations with thy hand, but thou planted them. Thou afflicted the peoples, but thou spread them abroad.

Thou with Thy hand didst drive out the nations, and didst plant them in; Thou didst break the peoples, and didst spread them abroad.

3 For they did not get the land in possession by their own sword, nor did their own arm save them, but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou were favorable to them.

For not by their own sword did they get the land in possession, neither did their own arm save them; but Thy right hand, and Thine arm, and the light of Thy countenance, because Thou wast favourable unto them.

4 Thou are my King, O God. Command deliverance for Jacob.

Thou art my King, O God; command the salvation of Jacob.

5 Through thee we will push down our adversaries. Through thy name we will tread them under who rise up against us.

Through Thee do we push down our adversaries; through Thy name do we tread them under that rise up against us.

6 For I will not trust in my bow, nor shall my sword save me.

For I trust not in my bow, neither can my sword save me.

7 But thou have saved us from our adversaries, and have put them to shame who hate us.

But Thou hast saved us from our adversaries, and hast put them to shame that hate us.

8 In God we have made our boast all the day long, and we will give thanks to thy name forever. (Selah)

In God have we gloried all the day, and we will give thanks unto Thy name for ever. (Selah)

9 But now thou have cast off, and brought us to dishonor, and go not forth with our armies.

Yet Thou hast cast off, and brought us to confusion; and goest not forth with our hosts.

10 Thou make us to turn back from the adversary. And those who hate us take spoil for themselves.

Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary; and they that hate us spoil at their will.

11 Thou have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.

Thou hast given us like sheep to be eaten; and hast scattered us among the nations.

12 Thou sell thy people for nothing, and have not increased by their price.

Thou sellest Thy people for small gain, and hast not set their prices high.

13 Thou make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are round about us.

Thou makest us a taunt to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

14 Thou make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

Thou makest us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

15 All the day long my dishonor is before me, and the shame of my face has covered me,

All the day is my confusion before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

16 for the voice of him who reproaches and blasphemes, because of the enemy and the avenger.

For the voice of him that taunteth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the revengeful.

17 All this has come upon us, yet we have not forgotten thee, nor have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten Thee, neither have we been false to Thy covenant.

18 Our heart is not turned back, nor have our steps declined from thy way,

Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from Thy path;

19 that thou have greatly broken us in the place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.

Though Thou hast crushed us into a place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.

20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or spread forth our hands to a strange god,

If we had forgotten the name of our God, or spread forth our hands to a strange god;

21 will not God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.

Would not God search this out? For He knoweth the secrets of the heart.

22 Yea, for thy sake we are killed all the day long. We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

Nay, but for Thy sake are we killed all the day; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

23 Awake, why do thou sleep, O Lord? Arise, cast not off forever.

Awake, why sleepest Thou, O Lord? Arouse Thyself, cast not off for ever.

24 Why do thou hide thy face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?

Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our body clings to the ground.

For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly cleaveth unto the earth.

26 Rise up for our help, and redeem us for thy loving kindness' sake.

Arise for our help, and redeem us for Thy mercy's sake.