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 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.
2 Thin hond lost hethene men, and thou plauntidist hem; thou turmentidist puplis, and castidist hem out.
Thou didst drive out the nations with thy hand, and plantedst them in; thou didst afflict the peoples, and didst spread them abroad.
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 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.
4 Thou art thi silf, my kyng and my God; that sendist helthis to Jacob.
Thou art my King, O God: command deliverance 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 thee will we push down our adversaries: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
6 For Y schal not hope in my bouwe; and my swerd schal not saue me.
For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
7 For thou hast saued vs fro men turmentinge vs; and thou hast schent men hatinge vs.
But thou hast saved us from our adversaries, and hast put them to shame that hate us.
8 We schulen be preisid in God al dai; and in thi name we schulen knouleche to thee in to the world.
In God have we made our boast all the day long, and we will give thanks unto thy name for ever. (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 hast cast [us] off, and brought us to dishonour; and goest not forth with our hosts.
10 Thou hast turned vs awei bihynde aftir oure enemyes; and thei, that hatiden vs, rauyschiden dyuerseli to hem silf.
Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
11 Thou hast youe vs as scheep of meetis; and among hethene men thou hast scaterid vs.
Thou hast given us like sheep [appointed] for meat; and hast scattered us 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 for nought, and hast not increased [thy wealth] by their price.
13 Thou hast set vs schenschip to oure neiyboris; mouwyng and scorn to hem that ben in oure cumpas.
Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
14 Thou hast set vs into licnesse to hethene me; stiryng of heed among puplis.
Thou makest us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
15 Al dai my schame is ayens me; and the schenschipe of my face hilide me.
All the day long is my dishonour before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
16 Fro the vois of dispisere, and yuele spekere; fro the face of enemy, and pursuere.
For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the avenger.
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 upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
18 And oure herte yede not awei bihynde; and thou hast bowid awei oure pathis fro thi weie.
Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;
19 For thou hast maad vs lowe in the place of turment; and the schadewe of deth hilide vs.
That thou hast sore broken us in the place of jackals, and covered us 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 we have forgotten the name of our God, or spread forth 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 search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
22 For whi we ben slayn al dai for thee; we ben demed as scheep of sleyng.
Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
23 Lord, rise vp, whi slepist thou? rise vp, and putte not awei in to the ende.
Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast [us] not off for ever.
24 Whi turnest thou awei thi face? thou foryetist oure pouert, and oure tribulacioun.
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
25 For oure lijf is maad low in dust; oure wombe is glued togidere in the erthe.
For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
26 Lord, rise vp thou, and helpe vs; and ayenbie vs for thi name.
Rise up for our help, and redeem us for thy lovingkindness’ sake.
