Psalms 44

1 For the chief musician. A psalm of the sons of Korah. A maschil. We have heard with our ears, God, our fathers have told us what work you did in their days, in the days of old.

For the Leader; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil. O God, we have heard with our ears, our fathers have told us; a work Thou didst in their days, in the days of old.

2 You drove out the nations with your hand, but you planted our people; you afflicted the peoples, but you spread our people out in the land.

Thou with Thy hand didst drive out the nations, and didst plant them in; Thou didst break the peoples, and didst spread them abroad.

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

For not by their own sword did they get the land in possession, neither did their own arm save them; but Thy right hand, and Thine arm, and the light of Thy countenance, because Thou wast favourable unto them.

4 God, You are my King; command victory for Jacob.

Thou art my King, O God; command the salvation of Jacob.

5 Through you we will push down our adversaries; through your name we will tread them under, those who rise up against us.

Through Thee do we push down our adversaries; through Thy name do we tread them under that rise up against us.

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

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

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

But 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 your name forever. (Selah)

In God have we gloried all the day, and we will give thanks unto Thy name for ever. (Selah)

9 But now you have thrown us off and brought us dishonor, and you do not go out with our armies.

Yet Thou hast cast off, and brought us to confusion; and goest not forth with our hosts.

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

Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary; and they that hate us spoil at their will.

11 You have made us like sheep to be slaughtered and have scattered us among the nations.

Thou hast given us like sheep to be eaten; and hast scattered us among the nations.

12 You sell your people for nothing; you have not increased your wealth by doing so.

Thou sellest Thy people for small gain, and hast not set their prices high.

13 You make us a rebuke to our neighbors, scoffed and mocked by those around us.

Thou makest us a taunt to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

14 You make us an insult 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 is my confusion before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

16 because of the voice of him who rebukes and insults, because of the enemy and the avenger.

For the voice of him that taunteth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the revengeful.

17 All this has come on us; yet we have not forgotten you or dealt falsely with your covenant.

All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten Thee, neither have we been false to Thy covenant.

18 Our heart has not turned back; our steps have not gone from your way.

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

19 Yet you have severely broken us in the place of jackals and covered us with the shadow of death.

Though Thou hast crushed us into a place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.

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

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

21 would 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 Indeed, for your sake we are being killed all day long; we are considered to be sheep for the slaughter.

Nay, but for Thy sake are we killed all the day; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

23 Awake, why do you sleep, Lord? Arise, do not throw us off permanently.

Awake, why sleepest Thou, O Lord? Arouse Thyself, cast not off for ever.

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

Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

25 For we have melted away into the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.

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 the sake of your covenant faithfulness.

Arise for our help, and redeem us for Thy mercy's sake.