Psalms 44
44
Wake Up, Lord, We’re in Trouble
For the Pure and Shining One by the prophetic singers of Korah’s clan
A contemplative poem for instruction
The Past
1-2God, we’ve heard about all the glorious miracles
you’ve done for our ancestors in days gone by.
They told us about the ancient times, how by your power
you drove out the ungodly nations from this land,
crushing all their strongholds and giving the land to us.
Now the people of Israel cover the land
from one end to the other,
all because of your grace and power!
3Our forefathers didn’t take the land by their own strength
or their own skill or strategy.
But it was through the shining forth of your radiant presence
and the display of your mighty power.
You loved to give them victory,
for you took great delight in them.
4You are my God, my King!
It’s now time to decree majesties for Jacob!
5Through your glorious name and your awesome power,
we can push through to any victory and defeat every enemy.
6For I will not trust in the weapons of the world; # 44:6 Or “bow and sword.”
I know they will never save me.
7Only you will be our Savior from all our enemies.
All those who hate us you have brought to shame.
8So now I constantly boast in you.
I can never thank you enough!
Pause in his presence
The Present
9But you have turned your back on us; you walked off and left us!
You’ve rejected us, tossing us aside in humiliating shame.
You don’t go before us anymore in our battles.
10We retreat before our enemies in defeat,
for you are no longer helping us.
Those who hate us have invaded our land
and plundered our people.
11You have treated us like sheep in the slaughter pen,
ready to be butchered.
You’ve scattered us to the four winds.
12You have sold us as slaves for nothing!
You have counted us, your precious ones, as worthless.
13You have caused our neighbors to despise and scorn us.
All those around us mock and curse us.
14You have made us the butt of their jokes.
Disliked by all, we are the laughingstock of the people.
15-16There’s no escape from this constant curse, this humiliation!
We are despised, jeered, overwhelmed by shame,
and overcome at every turn
by our hateful and heartless enemies.
17Despite all of this, we have not forgotten you;
we have not broken covenant with you.
18We have not betrayed you; our hearts are still yours.
Our steps have not strayed from your path.
19Yet you have crushed us,
leaving us in this wilderness place of misery and desperation. # 44:19 Or “in this place of jackals.”
With nowhere else to turn,
death’s dark door seems to be the only way out.
20-21If we had forsaken your holy name, wouldn’t you know it?
You’d be right in leaving us.
If we had worshiped before other gods,
no one would blame you for punishing us.
God, you know our every heart-secret.
You know we still want you!
22Because of you we face death threats every day.
Like martyrs we are dying daily.
We are seen as lambs lined up to be slaughtered as sacrifices.
The Future
23So wake up, Lord God!
Why would you sleep when we’re in trouble?
Are you forsaking us forever?
24You can’t hide your face any longer from us!
How could you forget our agonizing sorrow?
25Now we lay facedown, sinking into the dust of death,
the quicksand of the grave.
26Arise, awake, and come to help us, O Lord.
Let your unfailing love save us from this sorrow!
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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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