Psalms 44

1 For the Chief Musician; [a Psalm] of 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 days of old.

We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou did in their days, in the days of old.

2 Thou didst drive out the nations with thy hand, and plantedst them in; thou didst afflict the peoples, and didst spread them abroad.

Thou drove out the nations with thy hand, but thou planted them. Thou afflicted the peoples, but thou spread them abroad.

3 For they gat 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.

For they did not get the land in possession by their own sword, nor did their own arm save them, but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou were favorable to them.

4 Thou art my King, O God: command deliverance for Jacob.

Thou are my King, O God. Command deliverance for Jacob.

5 Through thee will we push down our adversaries: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

Through thee we will push down our adversaries. Through thy name we will tread them under 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, nor shall my sword save me.

7 But thou hast saved us from our adversaries, and hast put them to shame that hate us.

But thou have saved us from our adversaries, and have put them to shame who hate us.

8 In God have we made our boast all the day long, and we will give thanks unto thy name for ever. (Selah)

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

9 But now thou hast cast [us] off, and brought us to dishonour; and goest not forth with our hosts.

But now thou have cast off, and brought us to dishonor, and go not forth with our armies.

10 Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.

Thou make us to turn back from the adversary. And those who hate us take spoil for themselves.

11 Thou hast given us like sheep [appointed] for meat; and hast scattered us among the nations.

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

12 Thou sellest thy people for nought, and hast not increased [thy wealth] by their price.

Thou sell thy people for nothing, and have not increased by their price.

13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

Thou make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are round about us.

14 Thou makest us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

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

15 All the day long is my dishonour before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

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

16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the avenger.

for the voice of him who reproaches and blasphemes, because of the enemy and the avenger.

17 All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

All this has come upon us, yet we have not forgotten thee, nor have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

18 Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;

Our heart is not turned back, nor have our steps declined from thy way,

19 That thou hast sore broken us in the place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.

that thou have greatly 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 forth our hands to a strange god,

21 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

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

22 Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

Yea, for thy sake we are killed all the day long. We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

23 Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast [us] not off for ever.

Awake, why do thou sleep, O Lord? Arise, cast not off forever.

24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

Why do thou hide thy face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?

25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.

For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our body clings to the ground.

26 Rise up for our help, and redeem us for thy lovingkindness’ sake.

Rise up for our help, and redeem us for thy loving kindness' sake.