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:
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:
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, 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.
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 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.
4 Thou art my King, O God: send helpe vnto Iaakob.
Thou thyself art 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 will we push down our adversaries; through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
6 For I do not trust in my bowe, neither can my sworde saue me.
For I will not put confidence in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
7 But thou hast saued vs from our aduersaries, and hast put them to confusion that hate vs.
For thou hast saved us from our adversaries, and hast put them to shame that hate us.
8 Therefore will wee praise God continually, and will confesse thy Name for euer. (Selah)
In God will we boast all the day, and we will praise thy name for ever. (Selah)
9 But now thou art farre off, and puttest vs to confusion, and goest not forth with our armies.
But thou hast cast off, and put us to confusion, and dost not go forth with our armies;
10 Thou makest vs to turne backe from the aduersary, and they, which hate vs, spoile for theselues.
Thou hast made us to turn back from the adversary, and they that hate us spoil for themselves;
11 Thou giuest vs as sheepe to bee eaten, and doest scatter vs among the nations.
Thou hast given us over like sheep [appointed] for meat, and hast scattered us among the nations;
12 Thou sellest thy people without gaine, and doest not increase their price.
Thou hast sold thy people for nought, and hast not increased [thy wealth] 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 makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a mockery and a derision for them that are round about us;
14 Thou makest vs a prouerbe among the nations, and a nodding of the head among the people.
Thou makest 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 my confusion is before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
16 For the voyce of the slaunderer and rebuker, for the enemie and auenger.
Because of the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason 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 is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely against thy covenant:
18 Our heart is not turned backe: neither our steps gone out of thy paths,
Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy path;
19 Albeit thou hast smitten vs downe into the place of dragons, and couered vs with the shadow of death.
Though thou hast crushed 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 had forgotten the name of our God, and stretched out our hands to a strange god,
21 Shall not God searche this out? for hee knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Would not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
22 Surely for thy sake are we slaine continually, and are counted as sheepe for the slaughter.
But for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are reckoned as sheep for slaughter.
23 Vp, why sleepest thou, O Lord? awake, be not farre off for euer.
Awake, why sleepest thou, Lord? arise, cast [us] not off for ever.
24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face? and forgettest our miserie and our affliction?
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, [and] forgettest 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 belly cleaveth unto the earth.
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.
