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.

Unto the end, for the sons of Core, to give understanding. We have heard, O God, with our ears: our fathers have declared to us, The work, thou hast wrought in their days, and 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.

Thy hand destroyed the Gentiles, and thou plantedst them: thou didst afflict the people and cast them out.

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 got not the possession of the land by their own sword: neither did their own arm save them. But thy right hand and thy arm, and the light of thy countenance: because thou wast pleased with them.

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

Thou art thyself my king and my God, who commandest the saving of 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 enemies with the horn: and through thy name we will despise them that 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 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 hast saved us from them that afflict us: and hast put them to shame that 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 shall we glory all the day long: and in thy name we will give praise for ever.

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

But now thou hast cast us off, and put us to shame: and thou, O God, wilt not go out with our armies.

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

Thou hast made us turn our back to our enemies: and they that hated us plundered for themselves.

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

Thou hast given us up like sheep to be eaten: thou hast scattered us among the nations.

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

Thou hast sold thy people for no price: and there was no reckoning in the exchange of them.

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

Thou hast made us a reproach to our neighbours, a scoff and derision to them that are round about us.

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

Thou hast made us a byword among the Gentiles: a shaking of the head among the people.

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

All the day long my shame is before me: and the confusion of my face hath covered me,

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

At the voice of him that reproacheth and detracteth me: at the face of the enemy and persecutor.

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

All these things have come upon us, yet we have not forgotten thee: and we have not done wickedly in they covenant.

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

And our heart hath not turned back: neither hast thou turned aside our steps from thy way.

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

For thou hast humbled us in the place of affliction: and the shadow of death hath covered us.

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, and if we have spread forth our hands to a strange god:

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

Shall not God search out these things: for he knoweth 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.

Because for thy sake we are killed all the day long: we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

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

Arise, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, and cast us not off to the end.

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

Why turnest thou face away? and forgettest our want and our trouble?

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

For our soul is humbled down to the dust: our belly cleaveth to the earth.

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

Arise, O Lord, help us and redeem us for thy name’s sake.