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 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 indeed drive out nations, and plant them; thou didst ill-treat people, and cause them to spread out.
Thou, [with] Thy hand, nations hast dispossessed. And Thou dost plant them. Thou afflictest peoples, and sendest them away.
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, 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: ordain salvation for Jacob.
Thou [art] He, my king, O God, Command the deliverances of Jacob.
5 Through thee will we butt down our assailants: through thy name will we tread under foot our opponents.
By Thee our adversaries we do push, By Thy name tread down our withstanders,
6 For not in my bow will I trust, and my sword shall not help me.
For, not in my bow do I trust, And my sword doth not save me.
7 But thou helpest us against our assailants, and those that hate us thou puttest to shame.
For Thou hast saved us from our adversaries, And those hating us Thou hast put to shame.
8 Of God we boast all the day, and to thy name will we give thanks for ever. (Selah)
In God we have boasted all the day, And Thy name to the age we thank. (Selah)
9 But [now] thou hast cast off, and put us to the blush, and goest not forth with our armies.
In anger Thou hast cast off and causest us to blush, 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 causest us to turn backward from an adversary, And those hating us, Have spoiled for themselves.
11 Thou givest us up like sheep for food, and among the nations hast thou dispersed us.
Thou makest us food like sheep, And among nations Thou hast scattered us.
12 Thou sellest thy people for no value, and acquirest no gain by their price.
Thou sellest Thy people — without wealth, And hast not become great 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 reproach to our surrounders.
14 Thou renderest us a by-word among the nations, a shaking of the head among the people.
Thou makest us a simile among nations, A shaking of the head among peoples.
15 All the day is my disgrace before me, and the shame of my face covereth me;
All the day my confusion [is] 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.
Because of the voice of a reproacher and reviler, Because of an enemy and a self-avenger.
17 All this is come over us, yet have we not forgotten thee; nor have we dealt falsely by 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 moved backward, nor hath our step turned aside from thy path:
We turn not backward our heart, Nor turn aside doth our step from Thy path.
19 Even when thou didst crush us in the abode of monsters, and cover 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 out this? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Doth not God search out this? 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.
Surely, for Thy sake we have been slain all the day, Reckoned as sheep of the slaughter.
23 Awake, wherefore wilt thou sleep, O Lord? arise, abandon us not for ever.
Stir up — why dost Thou sleep, O Lord? Awake, cast us not off for ever.
24 Wherefore wilt thou hide thy face, wilt thou forget our misery, 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 body cleaveth unto the earth.
For bowed to the dust hath our soul, Cleaved to the earth hath our belly.
26 Arise unto our help, and redeem us for the sake of thy kindness.
Arise, a help to us, And ransom us for thy kindness' sake.
