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.
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:
2 Thou, with thy hand, didst indeed drive out nations, and plant them; thou didst ill-treat people, and cause them to spread out.
Howe thou hast driuen out the heathen with thine hand, and planted them: how thou hast destroyed the people, and caused them to grow.
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 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.
4 Thou art my King, O God: ordain salvation for Jacob.
Thou art my King, O God: send helpe vnto Iaakob.
5 Through thee will we butt down our assailants: through thy name will we tread under foot our opponents.
Through thee haue we thrust backe our aduersaries: by thy Name haue we troden downe them that rose vp against vs.
6 For not in my bow will I trust, and my sword shall not help me.
For I do not trust in my bowe, neither can my sworde saue me.
7 But thou helpest us against our assailants, and those that hate us thou puttest to shame.
But thou hast saued vs from our aduersaries, and hast put them to confusion that hate vs.
8 Of God we boast all the day, and to thy name will we give thanks for ever. (Selah)
Therefore will wee praise God continually, and will confesse thy Name for euer. (Selah)
9 But [now] thou hast cast off, and put us to the blush, and goest not forth with our armies.
But now thou art farre off, and puttest vs to confusion, and goest not forth with our armies.
10 Thou causest us to turn back from before our assailant: and they who hate us take spoil for themselves.
Thou makest vs to turne backe from the aduersary, and they, which hate vs, spoile for theselues.
11 Thou givest us up like sheep for food, and among the nations hast thou dispersed us.
Thou giuest vs as sheepe to bee eaten, and doest scatter vs among the nations.
12 Thou sellest thy people for no value, and acquirest no gain by their price.
Thou sellest thy people without gaine, and doest not increase 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 vs a reproche to our neighbours, a iest and a laughing stocke to them that are round about vs.
14 Thou renderest us a by-word among the nations, a shaking of the head among the people.
Thou makest vs a prouerbe among the nations, and a nodding of the head among the people.
15 All the day is my disgrace before me, and the shame of my face covereth me;
My confusion is dayly before me, and the shame of my face hath couered me,
16 Because of the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and him that seeketh vengeance.
For the voyce of the slaunderer and rebuker, for the enemie and auenger.
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 vpon vs, yet doe wee not forget thee, neither deale wee falsly concerning thy couenant.
18 Our heart is not moved backward, nor hath our step turned aside from thy path:
Our heart is not turned backe: neither our steps gone out of thy paths,
19 Even when thou didst crush us in the abode of monsters, and cover us with the shadow of death.
Albeit thou hast smitten vs downe into the place of dragons, and couered vs 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 wee haue forgotten the Name of our God, and holden vp our hands to a strange god,
21 Would not God search out this? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Shall not God searche this out? for hee 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.
Surely for thy sake are we slaine continually, and are counted as sheepe for the slaughter.
23 Awake, wherefore wilt thou sleep, O Lord? arise, abandon us not for ever.
Vp, why sleepest thou, O Lord? awake, be not farre off for euer.
24 Wherefore wilt thou hide thy face, wilt thou forget our misery, and our oppression?
Wherefore hidest thou thy face? and forgettest our miserie and our affliction?
25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our body cleaveth unto the earth.
For our soule is beaten downe vnto the dust: our belly cleaueth vnto the ground.
26 Arise unto our help, and redeem us for the sake of thy kindness.
Rise vp for our succour, and redeeme vs for thy mercies sake.
