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 Overseer. — By sons of Korah. An Instruction. O God, with our ears we have heard, Our fathers have recounted to us, The work Thou didst work 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, [with] Thy hand, nations hast dispossessed. And Thou dost plant them. Thou afflictest peoples, and sendest them away.
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 sword Possessed they the land, And their arm gave not salvation to them, But Thy right hand, and Thine arm, And the light of Thy countenance, Because Thou hadst accepted them.
4 Thou art my King, O God: send helpe vnto Iaakob.
Thou [art] He, my king, O God, Command the deliverances of Jacob.
5 Through thee haue we thrust backe our aduersaries: by thy Name haue we troden downe them that rose vp against vs.
By Thee our adversaries we do push, By Thy name tread down our withstanders,
6 For I do not trust in my bowe, neither can my sworde saue me.
For, not in my bow do I trust, And my sword doth not 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 those hating us Thou hast put to shame.
8 Therefore will wee praise God continually, and will confesse thy Name for euer. (Selah)
In God we have boasted all the day, And Thy name to the age we thank. (Selah)
9 But now thou art farre off, and puttest vs to confusion, and goest not forth with our armies.
In anger Thou hast cast off and causest us to blush, And goest not forth with our hosts.
10 Thou makest vs to turne backe from the aduersary, and they, which hate vs, spoile for theselues.
Thou causest us to turn backward from an adversary, And those hating us, Have spoiled for themselves.
11 Thou giuest vs as sheepe to bee eaten, and doest scatter vs among the nations.
Thou makest us food like sheep, And among nations Thou hast scattered us.
12 Thou sellest thy people without gaine, and doest not increase their price.
Thou sellest Thy people — without wealth, And hast not become great 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 scorn and a reproach to our surrounders.
14 Thou makest vs a prouerbe among the nations, and a nodding of the head among the people.
Thou makest us a simile among nations, A shaking of the head among 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 a reproacher and reviler, Because of an enemy and a self-avenger.
17 All this is come vpon vs, yet doe wee not forget thee, neither deale wee falsly concerning thy couenant.
All this met us, and we did not forget Thee, Nor have we dealt falsely in Thy covenant.
18 Our heart is not turned backe: neither our steps gone out of thy paths,
We turn not backward our heart, Nor turn aside doth our step from Thy path.
19 Albeit thou hast smitten vs downe into the place of dragons, and couered vs with the shadow of death.
But Thou hast smitten us in a place of dragons, And dost cover us over with death-shade.
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, And spread our hands to a strange God,
21 Shall not God searche this out? for hee knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Doth not God search out this? 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.
Surely, for Thy sake we have been slain all the day, Reckoned as sheep of the slaughter.
23 Vp, why sleepest thou, O Lord? awake, be not farre off for euer.
Stir up — why dost Thou sleep, O Lord? Awake, cast us not off for ever.
24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face? and forgettest our miserie and our affliction?
Why Thy face hidest Thou? Thou forgettest our afflictions and our oppression,
25 For our soule is beaten downe vnto the dust: our belly cleaueth vnto the ground.
For bowed to the dust hath our soul, Cleaved to the earth hath our belly.
26 Rise vp for our succour, and redeeme vs for thy mercies sake.
Arise, a help to us, And ransom us for thy kindness' sake.
