Psalms 44

1 To the chief Musician for 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 times 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 [How] thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and didst plant them; [how] thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.

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

3 For they obtained not the land in possession 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 hadst a favor to 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 deliverances for Jacob.

Thou art thyself my king and my God, who commandest the saving of Jacob.

5 Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name we will 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 enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.

But thou hast saved us from them that afflict us: and hast put them to shame that hate us.

8 In God we boast all the day long, and praise 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 thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.

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 enemy: and they who hate us plunder 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 food; and hast scattered us among the heathen.

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

12 Thou sellest thy people for naught, and dost not increase [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 neighbors, a scorn and a derision to them that are around 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 by-word among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.

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

15 My confusion [is] continually 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 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 we have 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 Though thou hast severely broke us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shades 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 stretched out 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 Will not God search out this? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Shall not God search out these things: for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

22 Yes, 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 Why 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 to the earth.

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

26 Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake.

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