Psalms 44

1 [For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. A contemplative psalm.] We have heard with our ears, God; our fathers have told us, what work you did in their days, in the days of old.

For the chief musician. A psalm of the sons of Korah. A maschil. We have heard with our ears, God, our fathers have told us what work you did in their days, in the days of old.

2 You drove out the nations with your hand, but you planted them. You afflicted the peoples, but you spread them abroad.

You drove out the nations with your hand, but you planted our people; you afflicted the peoples, but you spread our people out in the land.

3 For they did not get 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 face, because you were favorable to them.

For they did not obtain the land for their possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable to them.

4 You are my King, my God, who commands victories for Jacob.

God, You are my King; command victory for Jacob.

5 Through you we will push back our adversaries. Through your name we will trample down those who rise up against us.

Through you we will push down our adversaries; through your name we will tread them under, those who 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 will my sword save me.

7 But you have saved us from our adversaries, and have shamed those who hate us.

But you have saved us from our adversaries, and have put to shame those who hate us.

8 In God we have made our boast all day long, we will give thanks to your name forever. (Selah)

In God we have made our boast all the day long, and we will give thanks to your name forever. (Selah)

9 But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor, and do not go out with our armies.

But now you have thrown us off and brought us dishonor, and you do not go out with our armies.

10 You make us turn back from the adversary. Those who hate us take spoil for themselves.

You make us turn back from the adversary; and those who hate us take spoil for themselves.

11 You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.

You have made us like sheep to be slaughtered and have scattered us among the nations.

12 You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.

You sell your people for nothing; you have not increased your wealth by doing so.

13 You make us the taunt of our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.

You make us a rebuke to our neighbors, scoffed and mocked by those around us.

14 You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

You make us an insult among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

15 All day long my dishonor is before me, and shame covers my face,

All the day long my dishonor is before me, and the shame of my face has covered me

16 At the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.

because of the voice of him who rebukes and insults, because of the enemy and the avenger.

17 All this has come on us, yet have we not forgotten you, Neither have we been false to your covenant.

All this has come on us; yet we have not forgotten you or dealt falsely with your covenant.

18 Our heart has not turned back, neither have our steps strayed from your path,

Our heart has not turned back; our steps have not gone from your way.

19 Though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.

Yet you have severely 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 spread forth our hands to a strange god;

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

21 won't God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.

would not God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.

22 For your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.

Indeed, for your sake we are being killed all day long; we are considered to be sheep for the slaughter.

23 Wake up. Why do you sleep, YHWH? Arise. Do not reject us forever.

Awake, why do you sleep, Lord? Arise, do not throw us off permanently.

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

Why do you hide your face and forget our affliction and our oppression?

25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body cleaves to the earth.

For we have melted away into the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.

26 Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness' sake.

Rise up for our help and redeem us for the sake of your covenant faithfulness.