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 musician, for the sons of Korach, a Maskil.” O God, with our ears have we heard, our fathers have told us, deeds which thou hadst done in their days, in times of old.

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

Thou, with thy hand, didst indeed drive out nations, and plant them; thou didst ill-treat people, and cause them to spread out.

3 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 favour to them.

For not by their sword did they obtain possession of the land, and their own arm brought them no victory; but thy right hand, and thy arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst given them thy favor.

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

Thou art my King, O God: ordain salvation for Jacob.

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

Through thee will we butt down our assailants: through thy name will we tread under foot our opponents.

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

For not in my bow will I trust, and my sword shall not help me.

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

But thou helpest us against our assailants, and those that hate us thou puttest to shame.

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

Of God we boast all the day, and to thy name will we give thanks for ever. (Selah)

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

But [now] thou hast cast off, and put us to the blush, and goest not forth with our armies.

10 Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they who hate us have taken spoil for themselves.

Thou causest us to turn back from before our assailant: and they who hate us take spoil for themselves.

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

Thou givest us up like sheep for food, and among the nations hast thou dispersed us.

12 Thou sellest thy people for nothing, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.

Thou sellest thy people for no value, and acquirest no gain by their price.

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

Thou renderest us a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and a derision to those that are round about us.

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

Thou renderest us a by-word among the nations, a shaking of the head among the people.

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

All the day is my disgrace before me, and the shame of my face covereth me;

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

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

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

All this is come over us, yet have we not forgotten thee; nor have we dealt falsely by thy covenant;

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

Our heart is not moved backward, nor hath our step turned aside from thy path:

19 Though thou hast greatly broke us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.

Even when thou didst crush us in the abode of monsters, and cover us with the shadow of death.

20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched 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 Shall not God search out this? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Would not God search out this? for he knoweth 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.

But for thy sake are we slain all the day; we are counted as flocks [destined] for slaughter.

23 Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.

Awake, wherefore wilt thou sleep, O Lord? arise, abandon us not for ever.

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

Wherefore wilt thou hide thy face, wilt thou forget our misery, and our oppression?

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

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

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

Arise unto our help, and redeem us for the sake of thy kindness.