Psalms 44
1 “For the leader of the music. A psalm of the sons of Korah.” O God! we have heard with our ears, Our fathers have told us, What deeds thou didst in their days, In the days of old.
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.
2 With thine own hand didst thou drive out the nations, And plant our fathers; Thou didst destroy the nations, And cause our fathers to flourish.
You drove out the nations with your hand, but you planted them. You afflicted the peoples, but you spread them abroad.
3 For not by their own swords did they gain possession of the land, Nor did their own arms give them victory; But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance; For thou didst favor them!
For they didn’t get the land in 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 Thou art my king, O God! O send deliverance to Jacob!
God, you are my King. Command victories for Jacob!
5 Through thee we may cast down our enemies; Through thy name we may trample upon our adversaries!
Through you, we will push down our adversaries. Through your name, we will tread down those who rise up against us.
6 I trust not in my bow, Nor can my sword save me.
For I will not trust in my bow, neither will my sword save me.
7 But it is thou only who savest us from our enemies, And puttest to shame those who hate us!
But you have saved us from our adversaries, and have shamed those who hate us.
8 In God will we glory continually; Yea, we will praise thy name for ever! (Pause)
In God we have made our boast all day long. We will give thanks to your name forever. (Selah)
9 Yet now thou hast cast us off, and put us to shame; Thou goest not forth with our armies.
But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor, and don’t go out with our armies.
10 Thou makest us turn back from the enemy, And they who hate us make our goods their prey.
You make us turn back from the adversary. Those who hate us take plunder for themselves.
11 Thou makest us like sheep destined for food, And scatterest us among the nations.
You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.
12 Thou sellest thy people for nought, And increasest not thy wealth by their price.
You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.
13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbors, A scorn and a derision to those who are around us.
You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.
14 Thou makest us a byword among the nations, And causest the people to shake their heads at us.
You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
15 My ignominy is continually before me, And shame covereth my face,
All day long my dishonor is before me, and shame covers my face,
16 On account of the voice of the scoffer and the reviler, And on account of the enemy and the avenger.
at the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.
17 All this hath come upon us; Yet have we not forgotten thee, Nor have we been false to thy covenant.
All this has come on us, yet we haven’t forgotten you. We haven’t been false to your covenant.
18 Our hearts, have not wandered from thee, Nor have our feet gone out of thy path;
Our heart has not turned back, neither have our steps strayed from your path,
19 Though thou hast crushed us in a land of jackals, And covered us with thick darkness.
though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.
20 If we had forgotten the name of our God, Or stretched 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 Surely God would search it out; For he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
won’t God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
22 But for thy sake we are killed all the day; We are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.
23 Awake! why sleepest thou, O Lord? Arise! cast us not off for ever!
Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don’t reject us forever.
24 Wherefore dost thou hide thy face, And forget our affliction and oppression?
Why do you hide your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?
25 Our soul is bowed down to the dust; Our body cleaveth to the earth.
For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body clings to the earth.
26 Arise, O thou, our strength! And deliver us, for thy mercy's sake!
Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness’ sake.
