Psalms 44
1 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.
We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work you did in their days, in the times of old.
2 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.
How you did drive out the heathen with your hand, and planted them; how you did afflict the people, and cast them out.
3 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.
For they got not 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 countenance, because you had a favor to them.
4 God, You are my King; command victory for Jacob.
You are my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
5 Through you we will push down our adversaries; through your name we will tread them under, those who rise up against us.
Through you will we push down our enemies: through your name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
6 For I will not trust in my bow, neither will my sword save me.
For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
7 But you have saved us from our adversaries, and have put to shame those who hate us.
But you have saved us from our enemies, and have put them to shame that hated us.
8 In God we have made our boast all the day long, and we will give thanks to your name forever. (Selah)
In God we boast all the day long, and praise your name for ever. (Selah)
9 But now you have thrown us off and brought us dishonor, and you do not go out with our armies.
But you have cast off, and put us to shame; and go not forth with our armies.
10 You make us turn back from the adversary; and those who hate us take spoil for themselves.
You make us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
11 You have made us like sheep to be slaughtered and have scattered us among the nations.
You have given us like sheep appointed for meat; and have scattered us among the heathen.
12 You sell your people for nothing; you have not increased your wealth by doing so.
You sell your people for nothing, and do not increase your wealth by their price.
13 You make us a rebuke to our neighbors, scoffed and mocked by those around us.
You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
14 You make us an insult among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
You make us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.
15 All the day long my dishonor is before me, and the shame of my face has covered me
My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face has covered me,
16 because of the voice of him who rebukes and insults, because of the enemy and the avenger.
For the voice of him that reproaches and blasphemes; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
17 All this has come on us; yet we have not forgotten you or dealt falsely with your covenant.
All this is come on us; yet have we not forgotten you, neither have we dealt falsely in your covenant.
18 Our heart has not turned back; our steps have not gone from your way.
Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from your way;
19 Yet you have severely broken us in the place of jackals and covered us with the shadow of death.
Though you have sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
20 If we have forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a strange god,
If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
21 would not God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
Shall not God search this out? for he knows the secrets of the heart.
22 Indeed, for your sake we are being killed all day long; we are considered to be sheep for the slaughter.
Yes, for your sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
23 Awake, why do you sleep, Lord? Arise, do not throw us off permanently.
Awake, why sleep you, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.
24 Why do you hide your face and forget our affliction and our oppression?
Why hide you your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?
25 For we have melted away into the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.
For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly sticks to the earth.
26 Rise up for our help and redeem us for the sake of your covenant faithfulness.
Arise for our help, and redeem us for your mercies’ sake.
