Psalms 44

1 We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou did in their days, in the days of old.

To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. An instruction. O God, with our ears have we heard, our fathers have told us, the work thou wroughtest in their days, in the days of old:

2 Thou drove out the nations with thy hand, but thou planted them. Thou afflicted the peoples, but thou spread them abroad.

Thou, by thy hand, didst dispossess the nations, but them thou didst plant; thou didst afflict the peoples, but them didst thou cause to spread out.

3 For they did not get the land in possession by their own sword, nor did their own arm save them, but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou were favorable to them.

For not by their own sword did they take possession of the land, neither did their own arm save them; but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst delight in them.

4 Thou are my King, O God. Command deliverance for Jacob.

Thou thyself art my king, O God: command deliverance for Jacob.

5 Through thee we will push down our adversaries. Through thy name we will tread them under who rise up against us.

Through thee will we push down our adversaries; through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

6 For I will not trust in my bow, nor shall my sword save me.

For I will not put confidence in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.

7 But thou have saved us from our adversaries, and have put them to shame who hate us.

For thou hast saved us from our adversaries, and hast put them to shame that hate us.

8 In God we have made our boast all the day long, and we will give thanks to thy name forever. (Selah)

In God will we boast all the day, and we will praise thy name for ever. (Selah)

9 But now thou have cast off, and brought us to dishonor, and go not forth with our armies.

But thou hast cast off, and put us to confusion, and dost not go forth with our armies;

10 Thou make us to turn back from the adversary. And those who hate us take spoil for themselves.

Thou hast made us to turn back from the adversary, and they that hate us spoil for themselves;

11 Thou have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.

Thou hast given us over like sheep [appointed] for meat, and hast scattered us among the nations;

12 Thou sell thy people for nothing, and have not increased by their price.

Thou hast sold thy people for nought, and hast not increased [thy wealth] by their price;

13 Thou make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are round about us.

Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a mockery and a derision for them that are round about us;

14 Thou make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

Thou makest us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

15 All the day long my dishonor is before me, and the shame of my face has covered me,

All the day my confusion is before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

16 for the voice of him who reproaches and blasphemes, because of the enemy and the avenger.

Because of the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the avenger.

17 All this has come upon us, yet we have not forgotten thee, nor have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely against thy covenant:

18 Our heart is not turned back, nor have our steps declined from thy way,

Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy path;

19 that thou have greatly broken us in the place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.

Though thou hast crushed us in the place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.

20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or spread forth our hands to a strange god,

If we had forgotten the name of our God, and stretched out our hands to a strange god,

21 will not God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.

Would not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

22 Yea, for thy sake we are killed all the day long. We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

But for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are reckoned as sheep for slaughter.

23 Awake, why do thou sleep, O Lord? Arise, cast not off forever.

Awake, why sleepest thou, Lord? arise, cast [us] not off for ever.

24 Why do thou hide thy face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?

Wherefore hidest thou thy face, [and] forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our body clings to the ground.

For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly cleaveth unto the earth.

26 Rise up for our help, and redeem us for thy loving kindness' sake.

Rise up for our help, and redeem us for thy loving-kindness' sake.