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 the chief Musician for 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 times 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.
[How] thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; [how] thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.
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 got 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 Thou art my King, O God: ordain salvation for Jacob.
Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances 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 enemies: 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 enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.
8 Of God we boast all the day, and to thy name will we give thanks for ever. (Selah)
In God we boast all the day long, and praise 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 thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; 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 us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
11 Thou givest us up like sheep for food, and among the nations hast thou dispersed us.
Thou hast given us like sheep [appointed] for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.
12 Thou sellest thy people for no value, and acquirest no gain by their price.
Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase [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 neighbours, a scorn 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 heathen, a shaking 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] continually 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 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.
Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, 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 stretched out our hands to a strange god;
21 Would not God search out this? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Shall 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 counted 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 belly cleaveth unto the earth.
26 Arise unto our help, and redeem us for the sake of thy kindness.
Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake.
