Psalms 44

1 To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. An instruction. O God, with our ears have we heard, our fathers have told us, the work thou wroughtest in their days, in the days of old:

Unto the end, for the sons of Core, to give understanding. We have heard, O God, with our ears: our fathers have declared to us, The work, thou hast wrought in their days, and in the days of old.

2 Thou, by thy hand, didst dispossess the nations, but them thou didst plant; thou didst afflict the peoples, but them didst thou cause to spread out.

Thy hand destroyed the Gentiles, and thou plantedst them: thou didst afflict the people and cast them out.

3 For not by their own sword did they take possession of the land, neither did their own arm save them; but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst delight in them.

For they got not the possession of the land by their own sword: neither did their own arm save them. But thy right hand and thy arm, and the light of thy countenance: because thou wast pleased with them.

4 Thou thyself art my king, O God: command deliverance for Jacob.

Thou art thyself my king and my God, who commandest the saving of Jacob.

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

Through thee we will push down our enemies with the horn: and through thy name we will despise them that rise up against us.

6 For I will not put confidence in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.

For I will not trust in my bow: neither shall my sword save me.

7 For thou hast saved us from our adversaries, and hast put them to shame that hate us.

But thou hast saved us from them that afflict us: and hast put them to shame that hate us.

8 In God will we boast all the day, and we will praise thy name for ever. (Selah)

In God shall we glory all the day long: and in thy name we will give praise for ever.

9 But thou hast cast off, and put us to confusion, and dost not go forth with our armies;

But now thou hast cast us off, and put us to shame: and thou, O God, wilt not go out with our armies.

10 Thou hast made us to turn back from the adversary, and they that hate us spoil for themselves;

Thou hast made us turn our back to our enemies: and they that hated us plundered for themselves.

11 Thou hast given us over like sheep [appointed] for meat, and hast scattered us among the nations;

Thou hast given us up like sheep to be eaten: thou hast scattered us among the nations.

12 Thou hast sold thy people for nought, and hast not increased [thy wealth] by their price;

Thou hast sold thy people for no price: and there was no reckoning in the exchange of them.

13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a mockery and a derision for them that are round about us;

Thou hast made us a reproach to our neighbours, a scoff and derision to them that are round about us.

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

Thou hast made us a byword among the Gentiles: a shaking of the head among the people.

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

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

16 Because of the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the avenger.

At the voice of him that reproacheth and detracteth me: at the face of the enemy and persecutor.

17 All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely against thy covenant:

All these things have come upon us, yet we have not forgotten thee: and we have not done wickedly in they covenant.

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

And our heart hath not turned back: neither hast thou turned aside our steps from thy way.

19 Though thou hast crushed us in the place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.

For thou hast humbled us in the place of affliction: and the shadow of death hath covered us.

20 If we had forgotten the name of our God, and stretched out our hands to a strange god,

If we have forgotten the name of our God, and if we have spread forth our hands to a strange god:

21 Would not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Shall not God search out these things: for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

22 But for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are reckoned as sheep for slaughter.

Because for thy sake we are killed all the day long: we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

23 Awake, why sleepest thou, Lord? arise, cast [us] not off for ever.

Arise, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, and cast us not off to the end.

24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, [and] forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

Why turnest thou face away? and forgettest our want and our trouble?

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

For our soul is humbled down to the dust: our belly cleaveth to the earth.

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

Arise, O Lord, help us and redeem us for thy name’s sake.