Psalms 44
1 `To victorie, lernyng to the sones of Chore. God, we herden with oure eeris; oure fadris telden to vs. The werk, which thou wrouytist in the daies of hem; and in elde daies.
For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
2 Thin hond lost hethene men, and thou plauntidist hem; thou turmentidist puplis, and castidist hem out.
With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.
3 For the children of Israel weldiden the lond not bi her swerd; and the arm of hem sauyde not hem. But thi riyt hond, and thin arm, and the liytnyng of thi cheer; for thou were plesid in hem.
For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.
4 Thou art thi silf, my kyng and my God; that sendist helthis to Jacob.
You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob.
5 Bi thee we schulen wyndewe oure enemyes with horn; and in thi name we schulen dispise hem, that risen ayen vs.
Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies.
6 For Y schal not hope in my bouwe; and my swerd schal not saue me.
For I do not trust in my bow, nor does my sword save me.
7 For thou hast saued vs fro men turmentinge vs; and thou hast schent men hatinge vs.
For You save us from our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame.
8 We schulen be preisid in God al dai; and in thi name we schulen knouleche to thee in to the world.
In God we have boasted all day long, and Your name we will praise forever.
9 But now thou hast put vs abac, and hast schent vs; and thou, God, schalt not go out in oure vertues.
But You have rejected and humbled us; You no longer go forth with our armies.
10 Thou hast turned vs awei bihynde aftir oure enemyes; and thei, that hatiden vs, rauyschiden dyuerseli to hem silf.
You have made us retreat from the foe, and those who hate us have plundered us.
11 Thou hast youe vs as scheep of meetis; and among hethene men thou hast scaterid vs.
You have given us up as sheep to be devoured; You have scattered us among the nations.
12 Thou hast seeld thi puple with out prijs; and multitude was not in the chaungyngis of hem.
You sell Your people for nothing; no profit do You gain from their sale.
13 Thou hast set vs schenschip to oure neiyboris; mouwyng and scorn to hem that ben in oure cumpas.
You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.
14 Thou hast set vs into licnesse to hethene me; stiryng of heed among puplis.
You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.
15 Al dai my schame is ayens me; and the schenschipe of my face hilide me.
All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face,
16 Fro the vois of dispisere, and yuele spekere; fro the face of enemy, and pursuere.
at the voice of the scorner and reviler, because of the enemy, bent on revenge.
17 Alle these thingis camen on vs, and we han not foryete thee; and we diden not wickidli in thi testament.
All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten You or betrayed Your covenant.
18 And oure herte yede not awei bihynde; and thou hast bowid awei oure pathis fro thi weie.
Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path.
19 For thou hast maad vs lowe in the place of turment; and the schadewe of deth hilide vs.
But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.
20 If we foryaten the name of oure God; and if we helden forth oure hondis to an alien God.
If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
21 Whether God schal not seke these thingis? for he knowith the hid thingis of herte.
would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?
22 For whi we ben slayn al dai for thee; we ben demed as scheep of sleyng.
Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
23 Lord, rise vp, whi slepist thou? rise vp, and putte not awei in to the ende.
Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.
24 Whi turnest thou awei thi face? thou foryetist oure pouert, and oure tribulacioun.
Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression?
25 For oure lijf is maad low in dust; oure wombe is glued togidere in the erthe.
For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.
26 Lord, rise vp thou, and helpe vs; and ayenbie vs for thi name.
Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.
