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 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 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, nations hast dispossessed. And Thou dost plant them. Thou afflictest peoples, and sendest them away.
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 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; command the salvation of Jacob.
Thou [art] He, my king, O God, Command the deliverances of Jacob.
5 Through Thee do we push down our adversaries; through Thy name do we tread them under that rise up against us.
By Thee our adversaries we do push, By Thy name tread down our withstanders,
6 For I trust not in my bow, neither can my sword save me.
For, not in my bow do I trust, And my sword doth not save me.
7 But Thou hast saved us from our adversaries, and hast put them to shame that hate us.
For Thou hast saved us from our adversaries, And those hating us Thou hast put to shame.
8 In God have we gloried all the day, and we will give thanks unto Thy name for ever. (Selah)
In God we have boasted all the day, And Thy name to the age we thank. (Selah)
9 Yet Thou hast cast off, and brought us to confusion; and goest not forth with our hosts.
In anger Thou hast cast off and causest us to blush, And goest not forth with our hosts.
10 Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary; and they that hate us spoil at their will.
Thou causest us to turn backward from an adversary, And those hating us, Have spoiled for themselves.
11 Thou hast given us like sheep to be eaten; and hast scattered us among the nations.
Thou makest us food like sheep, And among nations Thou hast scattered us.
12 Thou sellest Thy people for small gain, and hast not set their prices high.
Thou sellest Thy people — without wealth, And hast not become great 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 makest us a reproach to our neighbours, A scorn and a reproach to our surrounders.
14 Thou makest us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
Thou makest us a simile among nations, A shaking of the head among peoples.
15 All the day is my confusion before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
All the day my confusion [is] before me, And the shame of my face hath covered me.
16 For the voice of him that taunteth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the revengeful.
Because of the voice of a reproacher and reviler, Because of an enemy and a self-avenger.
17 All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten Thee, neither have we been false to Thy covenant.
All this met us, and we did not forget Thee, Nor have we dealt falsely in Thy covenant.
18 Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from Thy path;
We turn not backward our heart, Nor turn aside doth our step from Thy path.
19 Though Thou hast crushed us into a place of jackals, and covered us 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 we had forgotten the name of our God, or spread forth our hands to a strange god;
If we have forgotten the name of our God, And spread our hands to a strange God,
21 Would not God search this out? For He knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Doth 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.
Surely, for Thy sake we have been slain all the day, Reckoned as sheep of the slaughter.
23 Awake, why sleepest Thou, O Lord? Arouse Thyself, cast not off for ever.
Stir up — why dost Thou sleep, O Lord? Awake, cast us not off for ever.
24 Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
Why Thy face hidest Thou? Thou forgettest our afflictions and our oppression,
25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
For bowed to the dust hath our soul, Cleaved to the earth hath our belly.
26 Arise for our help, and redeem us for Thy mercy's sake.
Arise, a help to us, And ransom us for thy kindness' sake.
