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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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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