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.
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 Thin hond lost hethene men, and thou plauntidist hem; thou turmentidist puplis, and castidist hem out.
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 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 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 thi silf, my kyng and my God; that sendist helthis to Jacob.
Thou art my King, O God: send helpe vnto Iaakob.
5 Bi thee we schulen wyndewe oure enemyes with horn; and in thi name we schulen dispise hem, that risen ayen vs.
Through thee haue we thrust backe our aduersaries: by thy Name haue we troden downe them that rose vp against vs.
6 For Y schal not hope in my bouwe; and my swerd schal not saue me.
For I do not trust in my bowe, neither can my sworde saue me.
7 For thou hast saued vs fro men turmentinge vs; and thou hast schent men hatinge vs.
But thou hast saued vs from our aduersaries, and hast put them to confusion that hate vs.
8 We schulen be preisid in God al dai; and in thi name we schulen knouleche to thee in to the world.
Therefore will wee praise God continually, and will confesse thy Name for euer. (Selah)
9 But now thou hast put vs abac, and hast schent vs; and thou, God, schalt not go out in oure vertues.
But now thou art farre off, and puttest vs to confusion, and goest not forth with our armies.
10 Thou hast turned vs awei bihynde aftir oure enemyes; and thei, that hatiden vs, rauyschiden dyuerseli to hem silf.
Thou makest vs to turne backe from the aduersary, and they, which hate vs, spoile for theselues.
11 Thou hast youe vs as scheep of meetis; and among hethene men thou hast scaterid vs.
Thou giuest vs as sheepe to bee eaten, and doest scatter vs among the nations.
12 Thou hast seeld thi puple with out prijs; and multitude was not in the chaungyngis of hem.
Thou sellest thy people without gaine, and doest not increase their price.
13 Thou hast set vs schenschip to oure neiyboris; mouwyng and scorn to hem that ben in oure cumpas.
Thou makest vs a reproche to our neighbours, a iest and a laughing stocke to them that are round about vs.
14 Thou hast set vs into licnesse to hethene me; stiryng of heed among puplis.
Thou makest vs a prouerbe among the nations, and a nodding of the head among the people.
15 Al dai my schame is ayens me; and the schenschipe of my face hilide me.
My confusion is dayly before me, and the shame of my face hath couered me,
16 Fro the vois of dispisere, and yuele spekere; fro the face of enemy, and pursuere.
For the voyce of the slaunderer and rebuker, for the enemie and auenger.
17 Alle these thingis camen on vs, and we han not foryete thee; and we diden not wickidli in thi testament.
All this is come vpon vs, yet doe wee not forget thee, neither deale wee falsly concerning thy couenant.
18 And oure herte yede not awei bihynde; and thou hast bowid awei oure pathis fro thi weie.
Our heart is not turned backe: neither our steps gone out of thy paths,
19 For thou hast maad vs lowe in the place of turment; and the schadewe of deth hilide vs.
Albeit thou hast smitten vs downe into the place of dragons, and couered vs with the shadow of death.
20 If we foryaten the name of oure God; and if we helden forth oure hondis to an alien God.
If wee haue forgotten the Name of our God, and holden vp our hands to a strange god,
21 Whether God schal not seke these thingis? for he knowith the hid thingis of herte.
Shall not God searche this out? for hee knoweth the secrets of the heart.
22 For whi we ben slayn al dai for thee; we ben demed as scheep of sleyng.
Surely for thy sake are we slaine continually, and are counted as sheepe for the slaughter.
23 Lord, rise vp, whi slepist thou? rise vp, and putte not awei in to the ende.
Vp, why sleepest thou, O Lord? awake, be not farre off for euer.
24 Whi turnest thou awei thi face? thou foryetist oure pouert, and oure tribulacioun.
Wherefore hidest thou thy face? and forgettest our miserie and our affliction?
25 For oure lijf is maad low in dust; oure wombe is glued togidere in the erthe.
For our soule is beaten downe vnto the dust: our belly cleaueth vnto the ground.
26 Lord, rise vp thou, and helpe vs; and ayenbie vs for thi name.
Rise vp for our succour, and redeeme vs for thy mercies sake.
