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.
To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah Maschil. It has come to our ears, O God, our fathers have given us the story, of the works which you did in their days, in the old times,
2 [How] thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; [how] thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.
Uprooting the nations with your hand, and planting our fathers in their place; cutting down the nations, but increasing the growth of your people.
3 For they got 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.
For they did not make the land theirs by their swords, and it was not their arms which kept them safe; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your face, because you had pleasure in them.
4 Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
You are my King and my God; ordering salvation for Jacob.
5 Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
Through you will we overcome our haters; by your name will they be crushed under our feet who are violent against us.
6 For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
I will not put faith in my bow, my sword will not be my salvation.
7 But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.
But it is you who have been our saviour from those who were against us, and have put to shame those who had hate for us.
8 In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. (Selah)
Our pride is in God at all times, to his name we give praise for ever. (Selah)
9 But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.
But now you have sent us away from you, and put us to shame; you do not go out with our armies.
10 Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
Because of this we are turned back by the attacker: those who have hate for us take our goods for themselves.
11 Thou hast given us like sheep [appointed] for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.
You have made us like sheep which are taken for meat; we are put to flight among the nations.
12 Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase [thy wealth] by their price.
You let your people go for nothing; your wealth is not increased by their price.
13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
You have made us to be looked down on by our neighbours, we are laughed at and shamed by those who are round about us.
14 Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.
Our name is a word of shame among the nations, a sign for the shaking of heads among the peoples.
15 My confusion [is] continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
My downfall is ever before me, and I am covered with the shame of my face;
16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
Because of the voice of him who says sharp and bitter words; because of the hater and him who is the instrument of punishment.
17 All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
All this has come on us, but still we have kept you in our memory; and we have not been false to your word.
18 Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;
Our hearts have not gone back, and our steps have not been turned out of your way;
19 Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
Though you have let us be crushed in the place of jackals, though we are covered with darkest shade.
20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
If the name of our God has gone out of our minds, or if our hands have been stretched out to a strange god,
21 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Will not God make search for it? for he sees the secrets of the heart.
22 Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
Truly, because of you we are put to death every day; we are numbered like sheep for destruction.
23 Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast [us] not off for ever.
Why are you sleeping, O Lord? awake! and come to our help, do not give us up for ever.
24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, [and] forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
Why is your face covered, and why do you give no thought to our trouble and our cruel fate?
25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
For our souls are crushed down to the dust: our bodies are stretched out on the earth.
26 Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake.
Up! and come to our help, and give us salvation because of your mercy.
