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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A Prayer for Help
For the director of music. A maskil of the sons of Korah.
1God, we have heard about you.
Our ancestors told us
what you did in their days,
in days long ago.
2With your power you forced the nations out of the land
and placed our ancestors here.
You destroyed those other nations,
but you made our ancestors grow strong.
3It wasn’t their swords that took the land.
It wasn’t their power that gave them victory.
But it was your great power and strength.
You were with them because you loved them.
4My God, you are my King.
Your commands led Jacob’s people to victory.
5With your help we pushed back our enemies.
In your name we trampled those who came against us.
6I don’t trust my bow to help me,
and my sword can’t save me.
7You saved us from our foes,
and you made our enemies ashamed.
8We will praise God every day;
we will praise your name forever.Selah
9But you have rejected us and shamed us.
You don’t march with our armies anymore.
10You let our enemies push us back,
and those who hate us have taken our wealth.
11You gave us away like sheep to be eaten
and have scattered us among the nations.
12You sold your people for nothing
and made no profit on the sale.
13You made us a joke to our neighbors;
those around us laugh and make fun of us.
14You made us a joke to the other nations;
people shake their heads.
15I am always in disgrace,
and I am covered with shame.
16My enemy is getting even
with insults and curses.
17All these things have happened to us,
but we have not forgotten you
or failed to keep our agreement with you.
18Our hearts haven’t turned away from you,
and we haven’t stopped following you.
19But you crushed us in this place where wild dogs live,
and you covered us with deep darkness.
20If we had forgotten our God
or lifted our hands in prayer to foreign gods,
21God would have known,
because he knows what is in our hearts.
22But for you we are in danger of death all the time.
People think we are worth no more than sheep to be killed.
23Wake up, Lord! Why are you sleeping?
Get up! Don’t reject us forever.
24Why do you hide from us?
Have you forgotten our pain and troubles?
25We have been pushed down into the dirt;
we are flat on the ground.
26Get up and help us.
Because of your love, save us.
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