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:
For the music director. A psalm (maskil) of the sons of Korah. God, we have heard with our own ears—our forefathers have told us—all you did in their times, long ago.
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.
Through your power you drove out the other nations so you could settle our ancestors there; you defeated the nations and you sent our ancestors to occupy the land.
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.
They did not conquer the land using their swords; it was not through their own strength that the victory was won—it was by your strength, your power, and your presence with them, because you loved them.
4 Thou art my King, O God: send helpe vnto Iaakob.
God, you are my King; command victories for Jacob!
5 Through thee haue we thrust backe our aduersaries: by thy Name haue we troden downe them that rose vp against vs.
Only through you can we repel our enemies; only in your name can we defeat our opponents.
6 For I do not trust in my bowe, neither can my sworde saue me.
I do not trust my bow; I do not have confidence in my sword to save me.
7 But thou hast saued vs from our aduersaries, and hast put them to confusion that hate vs.
You are the one who saves us from our enemies; you defeat those who hate us.
8 Therefore will wee praise God continually, and will confesse thy Name for euer. (Selah)
God, we proudly thank you all day long, and praise your name forever. (Selah)
9 But now thou art farre off, and puttest vs to confusion, and goest not forth with our armies.
But now you have rejected and disgraced us; you no longer accompany our armies.
10 Thou makest vs to turne backe from the aduersary, and they, which hate vs, spoile for theselues.
You made us run from our enemies, and those who hate us have taken whatever they wanted.
11 Thou giuest vs as sheepe to bee eaten, and doest scatter vs among the nations.
You have handed us over like sheep to be slaughtered; you have scattered us among the other nations.
12 Thou sellest thy people without gaine, and doest not increase their price.
You have sold your own people for next to nothing, making no profit on the sale.
13 Thou makest vs a reproche to our neighbours, a iest and a laughing stocke to them that are round about vs.
You have made a mockery of us before our neighbors, we are ridiculed and laughed at by those around us.
14 Thou makest vs a prouerbe among the nations, and a nodding of the head among the people.
You have made us a joke to the other nations; they scornfully shake their heads at us.
15 My confusion is dayly before me, and the shame of my face hath couered me,
We are humiliated all day long; we hold our heads in shame,
16 For the voyce of the slaunderer and rebuker, for the enemie and auenger.
because of all the insults from the people mocking us, because our vengeful enemies are right in front of us.
17 All this is come vpon vs, yet doe wee not forget thee, neither deale wee falsly concerning thy couenant.
All this has happened to us even though we didn't forget you; we haven't been unfaithful to the promises we made to you.
18 Our heart is not turned backe: neither our steps gone out of thy paths,
We have not turned away from you, not in thought, nor in action.
19 Albeit thou hast smitten vs downe into the place of dragons, and couered vs with the shadow of death.
Even so, you crushed us, and made us into a jackal's den. You have covered us with the darkness 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, or worshiped other gods,
21 Shall not God searche this out? for hee knoweth the secrets of the heart.
wouldn't God have been aware of this, because he knows everyone's thoughts?
22 Surely for thy sake are we slaine continually, and are counted as sheepe for the slaughter.
But because of you we are killed all day long; we're considered just sheep to be slaughtered.
23 Vp, why sleepest thou, O Lord? awake, be not farre off for euer.
Lord, wake up! Why are you sleeping? Get up! Don't turn your back on us forever!
24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face? and forgettest our miserie and our affliction?
Why do you look away from us and take no notice of our suffering and misery?
25 For our soule is beaten downe vnto the dust: our belly cleaueth vnto the ground.
We lie ruined in the dust, our bodies face down in the dirt.
26 Rise vp for our succour, and redeeme vs for thy mercies sake.
Stand up! Come and help us! Save us because of your trustworthy love!
