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 you did in their days, in the times 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.
How you did drive out the heathen with your hand, and planted them; how you did afflict the people, and cast them 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 they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your countenance, because you had a favour unto them.
4 Thou art my King, O God: send helpe vnto Iaakob.
You are my King, O God: command deliverances 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 you will we push down our enemies: through your 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 trust 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.
But you have saved us from our enemies, and have put them to shame that hated us.
8 Therefore will wee praise God continually, and will confesse thy Name for euer. (Selah)
In God we boast all the day long, and praise your name for ever. (Selah)
9 But now thou art farre off, and puttest vs to confusion, and goest not forth with our armies.
But you have cast off, and put us to shame; 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.
You make us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
11 Thou giuest vs as sheepe to bee eaten, and doest scatter vs among the nations.
You have given us like sheep appointed for food; and have scattered us among the heathen.
12 Thou sellest thy people without gaine, and doest not increase their price.
You sell your people for nothing, and do not increase your 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.
You make us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
14 Thou makest vs a prouerbe among the nations, and a nodding of the head among the people.
You make us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.
15 My confusion is dayly before me, and the shame of my face hath couered me,
My confusion is continually 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 that reproaches and blasphemes; by reason of the enemy and 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 have we not forgotten you, neither have we dealt falsely in your 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 your way;
19 Albeit thou hast smitten vs downe into the place of dragons, and couered vs with the shadow of death.
Though you have sore broken us in the place of dragons, 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 stretched out our hands to a strange god;
21 Shall not God searche this out? for hee knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Shall 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 your sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
23 Vp, why sleepest thou, O Lord? awake, be not farre off for euer.
Awake, why sleep you, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.
24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face? and forgettest our miserie and our affliction?
Wherefore hide you your 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 belly cleaves unto the earth.
26 Rise vp for our succour, and redeeme vs for thy mercies sake.
Arise for our help, and redeem us for your mercies' sake.
