Psalms 44
44
PSALM 44
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician, for the sons of Korah, Maschil.
1O God, we with our ears have heard,
our fathers have us told,
What works thou in their days hadst done,
ev'n in the days of old.
2Thy hand did drive the heathen out,
and plant them in their place;
Thou didst afflict the nations,
but them thou didst increase.
3For neither got their sword the land,
nor did their arm them save;
But thy right hand, arm, countenance;
for thou them favour gave.
4Thou art my King: for Jacob, Lord,
deliv'rances command.
5Through thee we shall push down our foes,
that do against us stand:
We, through thy name, shall tread down those
that ris'n against us have.
6For in my bow I shall not trust,
nor shall my sword me save.
7But from our foes thou hast us sav'd,
our haters put to shame.
8In God we all the day do boast,
and ever praise thy name.
9But now we are cast off by thee,
and us thou putt'st to shame;
And when our armies do go forth,
thou go'st not with the same.
10Thou mak'st us from the enemy,
faint-hearted, to turn back;
And they who hate us for themselves
our spoils away do take.
11Like sheep for meat thou gavest us;
'mong heathen cast we be.
12Thou didst for nought thy people sell;
their price enrich'd not thee.
13Thou mak'st us a reproach to be
unto our neighbours near;
Derision and a scorn to them
that round about us are.
14A by-word also thou dost us
among the heathen make;
The people, in contempt and spite,
at us their heads do shake.
15Before me my confusion
continually abides;
And of my bashful countenance
the shame me ever hides:
16For voice of him that doth reproach,
and speaketh blasphemy;
By reason of th' avenging foe,
and cruel enemy.
17All this is come on us, yet we
have not forgotten thee;
Nor falsely in thy covenant
behav'd ourselves have we.
18Back from thy way our heart not turn'd;
our steps no straying made;
19Though us thou brak'st in dragons' place,
and cover'dst with death's shade.
20If we God's name forgot, or stretch'd
to a strange god our hands,
21Shall not God search this out? for he
heart's secrets understands.
22Yea, for thy sake we're kill'd all day,
counted as slaughter-sheep.
23Rise, Lord, cast us not ever off;
awake, why dost thou sleep?
24O wherefore hidest thou thy face?
forgett'st our cause distress'd,
25And our oppression? For our soul
is to the dust down press'd:
Our belly also on the earth
fast cleaving, hold doth take.
26Rise for our help, and us redeem,
ev'n for thy mercies' sake.
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Psalms 44
44
For the music director. A psalm (maskil) of the sons of Korah.
1God, we have heard with our own ears—our forefathers have told us—all you did in their times, long ago.
2Through your power you drove out the other nations so you could settle our ancestors there; you defeated#44:2. Literally, “afflicted.” the nations and you sent our ancestors to occupy the land.
3They did not conquer the land using their swords; it was not through their own strength that the victory was won—it was by your strength, your power, and your presence with them, because you loved them.
4God, you are my King; command victories for Jacob!
5Only through you can we repel our enemies; only in your name can we defeat our opponents.
6I do not trust my bow; I do not have confidence in my sword to save me.
7You are the one who saves us from our enemies; you defeat#44:7. Or “humiliated.” those who hate us.
8God, we proudly thank you all day long, and praise your name forever. Selah.
9But now you have rejected and disgraced us; you no longer accompany our armies.
10You made us run from our enemies, and those who hate us have taken whatever they wanted.#44:10. Literally, “plundered us.”
11You have handed us over like sheep to be slaughtered; you have scattered us among the other nations.
12You have sold your own people for next to nothing, making no profit on the sale.
13You have made a mockery of us before our neighbors, we are ridiculed and laughed at by those around us.
14You have made us a joke to the other nations; they scornfully shake their heads at us.
15We are humiliated all day long; we hold our heads in shame,
16because of all the insults from the people mocking us, because our vengeful enemies are right in front of us.
17All this has happened to us even though we didn't forget you; we haven't been unfaithful to the promises we made to you.#44:17. Literally, “covenant.”
18We have not turned away from you, not in thought, nor in action.#44:18. Literally, “Our hearts have not turned back and our steps have not turned aside from your way.”
19Even so, you crushed us, and made us into a jackal's den. You have covered us with the darkness of death.
20If we had forgotten the name of our God, or worshiped other gods,#44:20. Literally, “spread out our hands to another god.”
21wouldn't God have been aware of this, because he knows everyone's thoughts?
22But because of you we are killed all day long; we're considered just sheep to be slaughtered.
23Lord, wake up! Why are you sleeping? Get up! Don't turn your back on us forever!
24Why do you look away from us and take no notice of our suffering and misery?
25We lie ruined in the dust, our bodies facedown in the dirt.
26Stand up! Come and help us! Save us because of your trustworthy love!
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