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.
To him that excelleth. A Psalme to give instruction, committed to the sonnes of Korah. We haue heard with our eares, O God: our fathers haue tolde vs the workes, that thou hast done in their dayes, in the olde time:
2 Thou didst drive out the nations with thy hand, and plantedst them in; thou didst afflict the peoples, and didst spread them abroad.
Howe thou hast driuen out the heathen with thine hand, and planted them: how thou hast destroyed the people, and caused them to grow.
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 inherited not the lande by their owne sworde, neither did their owne arme saue them: but thy right hand, and thine arme and the light of thy countenance, because thou didest fauour them.
4 Thou art my King, O God: command deliverance for Jacob.
Thou art my King, O God: send helpe vnto Iaakob.
5 Through thee will we push down our adversaries: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
Through thee haue we thrust backe our aduersaries: by thy Name haue we troden downe them that rose vp against vs.
6 For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
For I do not trust in my bowe, neither can my sworde saue me.
7 But thou hast saved us from our adversaries, and hast put them to shame that hate us.
But thou hast saued vs from our aduersaries, and hast put them to confusion that hate vs.
8 In God have we made our boast all the day long, and we will give thanks unto thy name for ever. (Selah)
Therefore will wee praise God continually, and will confesse thy Name for euer. (Selah)
9 But now thou hast cast [us] off, and brought us to dishonour; and goest not forth with our hosts.
But now thou art farre off, and puttest vs to confusion, and goest not forth with our armies.
10 Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
Thou makest vs to turne backe from the aduersary, and they, which hate vs, spoile for theselues.
11 Thou hast given us like sheep [appointed] for meat; and hast scattered us among the nations.
Thou giuest vs as sheepe to bee eaten, and doest scatter vs among the nations.
12 Thou sellest thy people for nought, and hast not increased [thy wealth] by their price.
Thou sellest thy people without gaine, and doest not increase their price.
13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
Thou makest vs a reproche to our neighbours, a iest and a laughing stocke to them that are round about vs.
14 Thou makest us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
Thou makest vs a prouerbe among the nations, and a nodding 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,
My confusion is dayly before me, and the shame of my face hath couered me,
16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the avenger.
For the voyce of the slaunderer and rebuker, for the enemie and auenger.
17 All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
All this is come vpon vs, yet doe wee not forget thee, neither deale wee falsly concerning thy couenant.
18 Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;
Our heart is not turned backe: neither our steps gone out of thy paths,
19 That thou hast sore broken us in the place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.
Albeit thou hast smitten vs downe into the place of dragons, and couered vs 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 wee haue forgotten the Name of our God, and holden vp our hands to a strange god,
21 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Shall not God searche this out? for hee 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.
Surely for thy sake are we slaine continually, and are counted as sheepe for the slaughter.
23 Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast [us] not off for ever.
Vp, why sleepest thou, O Lord? awake, be not farre off for euer.
24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
Wherefore hidest thou thy face? and forgettest our miserie and our affliction?
25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
For our soule is beaten downe vnto the dust: our belly cleaueth vnto the ground.
26 Rise up for our help, and redeem us for thy lovingkindness’ sake.
Rise vp for our succour, and redeeme vs for thy mercies sake.
