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
Psalm 44
For the music leader. A maskil#44.0 Perhaps instruction of the Korahites.
1We have heard it, God, with our own ears;
our ancestors told us about it:
about the deeds you did in their days,
in days long past.
2You, by your own hand, removed all the nations,
but you planted our ancestors.
You crushed all the peoples,
but you set our ancestors free.
3No, not by their own swords
did they take possession of the land—
their own arms didn’t save them.
No, it was your strong hand, your arm,
and the light of your face
because you were pleased with them.
4It’s you, God! You who are my king,
the one who orders salvation for Jacob.
5We’ve pushed our foes away by your help;
we’ve trampled our enemies by your name.
6No, I won’t trust in my bow;
my sword won’t save me
7because it’s you who saved us from our foes,
you who put those who hate us to shame.
8So we glory in God at all times
and give thanks to your name forever. Selah
9But now you’ve rejected and humiliated us.
You no longer accompany our armies.
10You make us retreat from the enemy;
our adversaries plunder us.
11You’ve handed us over like sheep for butchering;
you’ve scattered us among the nations.
12You’ve sold your people for nothing,
not even bothering to set a decent price.
13You’ve made us a joke to all our neighbors;
we’re mocked and ridiculed by everyone around us.
14You’ve made us a bad joke to the nations,
something to be laughed at by all peoples.
15All day long my disgrace confronts me,
and shame covers my face
16because of the voices of those
who make fun of me and bad-mouth me,
because of the enemy who is out for revenge.
17All this has come upon us,
but we haven’t forgotten you
or broken your covenant.
18Our hearts haven’t turned away,
neither have our steps strayed from your way.
19But you’ve crushed us in the place where jackals#44.19 Or the sea monster(s) live,
covering us with deepest darkness.
20If we had forgotten the name of our God
or spread out our hands to some strange deity,
21wouldn’t God have discovered it?
After all, God knows every secret of the heart.
22No, God, it’s because of you that we are getting killed every day—
it’s because of you that we are considered sheep ready for slaughter.
23Wake up! Why are you sleeping, Lord?
Get up! Don’t reject us forever!
24Why are you hiding your face,
forgetting our suffering and oppression?
25Look: we’re going down to the dust;
our stomachs are flat on the ground!
26Stand up! Help us!
Save us for the sake of your faithful love.
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