Psalms 44

1 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.

For the Chief Musician; [a Psalm] of the sons of Korah. Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the days of old.

2 How you did drive out the heathen with your hand, and planted them; how you did afflict the people, and cast them out.

Thou didst drive out the nations with thy hand, and plantedst them in; thou didst afflict the peoples, and didst spread them abroad.

3 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 favor to them.

For they gat not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

4 You are my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.

Thou art my King, O God: command deliverance for Jacob.

5 Through you will we push down our enemies: through your name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

Through thee will we push down our adversaries: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

6 For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.

For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.

7 But you have saved us from our enemies, and have put them to shame that hated us.

But thou hast saved us from our adversaries, and hast put them to shame that hate us.

8 In God we boast all the day long, and praise your name for ever. (Selah)

In God have we made our boast all the day long, and we will give thanks unto thy name for ever. (Selah)

9 But you have cast off, and put us to shame; and go not forth with our armies.

But now thou hast cast [us] off, and brought us to dishonour; and goest not forth with our hosts.

10 You make us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.

Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.

11 You have given us like sheep appointed for meat; and have scattered us among the heathen.

Thou hast given us like sheep [appointed] for meat; and hast scattered us among the nations.

12 You sell your people for nothing, and do not increase your wealth by their price.

Thou sellest thy people for nought, and hast not increased [thy wealth] by their price.

13 You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

14 You make us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.

Thou makest us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

15 My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face has covered me,

All the day long is my dishonour before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

16 For the voice of him that reproaches and blasphemes; by reason of the enemy and avenger.

For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the avenger.

17 All this is come on us; yet have we not forgotten you, neither have we dealt falsely in your covenant.

All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

18 Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from your way;

Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;

19 Though you have sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.

That thou hast sore broken us in the place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.

20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;

If we have forgotten the name of our God, or spread forth our hands to a strange god;

21 Shall not God search this out? for he knows the secrets of the heart.

Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

22 Yes, for your sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

23 Awake, why sleep you, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.

Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast [us] not off for ever.

24 Why hide you your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?

Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly sticks to the earth.

For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.

26 Arise for our help, and redeem us for your mercies’ sake.

Rise up for our help, and redeem us for thy lovingkindness’ sake.