Psalms 44

1 [For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. A contemplative psalm.] We have heard with our ears, God; our fathers have told us, what work you did in their days, in the days of old.

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.

2 You drove out the nations with your hand, but you planted them. You afflicted the peoples, but you spread them abroad.

[How] thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and didst plant them; [how] thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.

3 For they did not get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable to them.

For they obtained not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thy arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favor to them.

4 You are my King, my God, who commands victories for Jacob.

Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.

5 Through you we will push back our adversaries. Through your name we will trample down those who rise up against us.

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

6 For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.

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

7 But you have saved us from our adversaries, and have shamed those who hate us.

But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.

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

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

9 But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor, and do not go out with our armies.

But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.

10 You make us turn back from the adversary. Those who hate us take spoil for themselves.

Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they who hate us plunder for themselves.

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

Thou hast given us like sheep [appointed] for food; and hast scattered us among the heathen.

12 You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.

Thou sellest thy people for naught, and dost not increase [thy wealth] by their price.

13 You make us the taunt of our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.

Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and a derision to them that are around us.

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

Thou makest us a by-word among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.

15 All day long my dishonor is before me, and shame covers my face,

My confusion [is] continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

16 At the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.

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

17 All this has come on us, yet have we not forgotten you, Neither have we been false to your covenant.

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

18 Our heart has not turned back, neither have our steps strayed from your path,

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

19 Though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.

Though thou hast severely broke us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shades of death.

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

If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;

21 won't God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.

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

22 For your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.

Yes, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

23 Wake up. Why do you sleep, LORD? Arise. Do not reject us forever.

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

24 Why do you hide your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?

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

25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body cleaves to the earth.

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

26 Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness' sake.

Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake.