Psalms 44
1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme to give instruction, committed to the sonnes of Korah. We haue heard with our eares, O God: our fathers haue tolde vs the workes, that thou hast done in their dayes, in the olde time:
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.
2 Howe thou hast driuen out the heathen with thine hand, and planted them: how thou hast destroyed the people, and caused them to grow.
Thou drove out the nations with thy hand, but thou planted them. Thou afflicted the peoples, but thou spread them abroad.
3 For they inherited not the lande by their owne sworde, neither did their owne arme saue them: but thy right hand, and thine arme and the light of thy countenance, because thou didest fauour them.
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.
4 Thou art my King, O God: send helpe vnto Iaakob.
Thou are my King, O God. Command deliverance for Jacob.
5 Through thee haue we thrust backe our aduersaries: by thy Name haue we troden downe them that rose vp against vs.
Through thee we will push down our adversaries. Through thy name we will tread them under who rise up against us.
6 For I do not trust in my bowe, neither can my sworde saue me.
For I will not trust in my bow, nor shall my sword save me.
7 But thou hast saued vs from our aduersaries, and hast put them to confusion that hate vs.
But thou have saved us from our adversaries, and have put them to shame who hate us.
8 Therefore will wee praise God continually, and will confesse thy Name for euer. (Selah)
In God we have made our boast all the day long, and we will give thanks to thy name forever. (Selah)
9 But now thou art farre off, and puttest vs to confusion, and goest not forth with our armies.
But now thou have cast off, and brought us to dishonor, and go not forth with our armies.
10 Thou makest vs to turne backe from the aduersary, and they, which hate vs, spoile for theselues.
Thou make us to turn back from the adversary. And those who hate us take spoil for themselves.
11 Thou giuest vs as sheepe to bee eaten, and doest scatter vs among the nations.
Thou have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.
12 Thou sellest thy people without gaine, and doest not increase their price.
Thou sell thy people for nothing, and have not increased by their price.
13 Thou makest vs a reproche to our neighbours, a iest and a laughing stocke to them that are round about vs.
Thou make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are round about us.
14 Thou makest vs a prouerbe among the nations, and a nodding of the head among the people.
Thou make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
15 My confusion is dayly before me, and the shame of my face hath couered me,
All the day long my dishonor is before me, and the shame of my face has covered me,
16 For the voyce of the slaunderer and rebuker, for the enemie and auenger.
for the voice of him who reproaches and blasphemes, because of the enemy and the avenger.
17 All this is come vpon vs, yet doe wee not forget thee, neither deale wee falsly concerning thy couenant.
All this has come upon us, yet we have not forgotten thee, nor have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
18 Our heart is not turned backe: neither our steps gone out of thy paths,
Our heart is not turned back, nor have our steps declined from thy way,
19 Albeit thou hast smitten vs downe into the place of dragons, and couered vs with the shadow of death.
that thou have greatly broken us in the place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.
20 If wee haue forgotten the Name of our God, and holden vp our hands to a strange god,
If we have forgotten the name of our God, or spread forth our hands to a strange god,
21 Shall not God searche this out? for hee knoweth the secrets of the heart.
will not God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
22 Surely for thy sake are we slaine continually, and are counted as sheepe for the slaughter.
Yea, for thy sake we are killed all the day long. We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
23 Vp, why sleepest thou, O Lord? awake, be not farre off for euer.
Awake, why do thou sleep, O Lord? Arise, cast not off forever.
24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face? and forgettest our miserie and our affliction?
Why do thou hide thy face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?
25 For our soule is beaten downe vnto the dust: our belly cleaueth vnto the ground.
For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our body clings to the ground.
26 Rise vp for our succour, and redeeme vs for thy mercies sake.
Rise up for our help, and redeem us for thy loving kindness' sake.
