Psalms 44
1 For the Leader; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil. O God, we have heard with our ears, our fathers have told us; a work Thou didst in their days, in the days of old.
“To the chief musician, for the sons of Korach, a Maskil.” O God, with our ears have we heard, our fathers have told us, deeds which thou hadst done in their days, in times of old.
2 Thou with Thy hand didst drive out the nations, and didst plant them in; Thou didst break the peoples, and didst spread them abroad.
Thou, with thy hand, didst indeed drive out nations, and plant them; thou didst ill-treat people, and cause them to spread out.
3 For not by their own sword did they get the land in possession, neither did their own arm save them; but Thy right hand, and Thine arm, and the light of Thy countenance, because Thou wast favourable unto them.
For not by their sword did they obtain possession of the land, and their own arm brought them no victory; but thy right hand, and thy arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst given them thy favor.
4 Thou art my King, O God; command the salvation of Jacob.
Thou art my King, O God: ordain salvation for Jacob.
5 Through Thee do we push down our adversaries; through Thy name do we tread them under that rise up against us.
Through thee will we butt down our assailants: through thy name will we tread under foot our opponents.
6 For I trust not in my bow, neither can my sword save me.
For not in my bow will I trust, and my sword shall not help me.
7 But Thou hast saved us from our adversaries, and hast put them to shame that hate us.
But thou helpest us against our assailants, and those that hate us thou puttest to shame.
8 In God have we gloried all the day, and we will give thanks unto Thy name for ever. (Selah)
Of God we boast all the day, and to thy name will we give thanks for ever. (Selah)
9 Yet Thou hast cast off, and brought us to confusion; and goest not forth with our hosts.
But [now] thou hast cast off, and put us to the blush, and goest not forth with our armies.
10 Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary; and they that hate us spoil at their will.
Thou causest us to turn back from before our assailant: and they who hate us take spoil for themselves.
11 Thou hast given us like sheep to be eaten; and hast scattered us among the nations.
Thou givest us up like sheep for food, and among the nations hast thou dispersed us.
12 Thou sellest Thy people for small gain, and hast not set their prices high.
Thou sellest thy people for no value, and acquirest no gain by their price.
13 Thou makest us a taunt to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
Thou renderest us a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and a derision to those that are round about us.
14 Thou makest us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
Thou renderest us a by-word among the nations, a shaking of the head among the people.
15 All the day is my confusion before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
All the day is my disgrace before me, and the shame of my face covereth me;
16 For the voice of him that taunteth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the revengeful.
Because of the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and him that seeketh vengeance.
17 All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten Thee, neither have we been false to Thy covenant.
All this is come over us, yet have we not forgotten thee; nor have we dealt falsely by thy covenant;
18 Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from Thy path;
Our heart is not moved backward, nor hath our step turned aside from thy path:
19 Though Thou hast crushed us into a place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.
Even when thou didst crush us in the abode of monsters, and cover us with the shadow of death.
20 If we had forgotten the name of our God, or spread forth our hands to a strange god;
If we had forgotten the name of our God, or spread forth our hands to a strange God:
21 Would not God search this out? For He knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Would not God search out this? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
22 Nay, but for Thy sake are we killed all the day; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
But for thy sake are we slain all the day; we are counted as flocks [destined] for slaughter.
23 Awake, why sleepest Thou, O Lord? Arouse Thyself, cast not off for ever.
Awake, wherefore wilt thou sleep, O Lord? arise, abandon us not for ever.
24 Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
Wherefore wilt thou hide thy face, wilt thou forget our misery, and our oppression?
25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our body cleaveth unto the earth.
26 Arise for our help, and redeem us for Thy mercy's sake.
Arise unto our help, and redeem us for the sake of thy kindness.
