Psalms 44

1 “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.

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 Thou, with thy hand, didst indeed drive out nations, and plant them; thou didst ill-treat people, and cause them to spread out.

Thou didst drive out the nations with thy hand; But them thou didst plant: Thou didst afflict the peoples; But them thou didst spread abroad.

3 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.

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 wast favorable unto them.

4 Thou art my King, O God: ordain salvation for Jacob.

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

5 Through thee will we butt down our assailants: through thy name will we tread under foot our opponents.

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

6 For not in my bow will I trust, and my sword shall not help me.

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

7 But thou helpest us against our assailants, and those that hate us thou puttest to shame.

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

8 Of God we boast all the day, and to thy name will we give thanks 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 [now] thou hast cast off, and put us to the blush, and goest not forth with our armies.

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

10 Thou causest us to turn back from before our assailant: and they who hate us take spoil for themselves.

Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary; And they that hate us take spoil for themselves.

11 Thou givest us up like sheep for food, and among the nations hast thou dispersed us.

Thou hast made us like sheep [appointed] for food, And hast scattered us among the nations.

12 Thou sellest thy people for no value, and acquirest no gain by their price.

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

13 Thou renderest us a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and a derision to those that are round about us.

Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and a derision to them that are round about us.

14 Thou renderest us a by-word among the nations, 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 All the day is my disgrace before me, and the shame of my face covereth me;

All the day long is my dishonor before me, And the shame of my face hath covered me,

16 Because of the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and him that seeketh vengeance.

For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth, By reason of the enemy and the avenger.

17 All this is come over us, yet have we not forgotten thee; nor have we dealt falsely by thy 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 moved backward, nor hath our step turned aside from thy path:

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

19 Even when thou didst crush us in the abode of monsters, and cover 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 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, Or spread forth our hands to a strange god;

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

Will not God search this out? For he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

22 But for thy sake are we slain all the day; we are counted as flocks [destined] for slaughter.

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

23 Awake, wherefore wilt thou sleep, O Lord? arise, abandon us not for ever.

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

24 Wherefore wilt thou hide thy face, wilt thou forget our misery, 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 body cleaveth unto the earth.

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

26 Arise unto our help, and redeem us for the sake of thy kindness.

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