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| Psalms 44:1 | We have heard with our ears, God; Our fathers have told us, What work you did in their days, In the days of old. | <To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah Maschil.> It has come to our ears, O God, our fathers have given us the story, of the works which you did in their days, in the old times, |
| Psalms 44:2 | You drove out the nations with your hand, But you planted them. You afflicted the peoples, But you spread them abroad. | Uprooting the nations with your hand, and planting our fathers in their place; cutting down the nations, but increasing the growth of your people. |
| Psalms 44:3 | For they didn't get the land in possession by their own sword, Neither did their own arm save them; But your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your face, Because you were favorable to them. | For they did not make the land theirs by their swords, and it was not their arms which kept them safe; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your face, because you had pleasure in them. |
| Psalms 44:4 | You are my King, God. Command victories for Jacob! | You are my King and my God; ordering salvation for Jacob. |
| Psalms 44:5 | Through you, will we push down our adversaries. Through your name, will we tread them under who rise up against us. | Through you will we overcome our haters; by your name will they be crushed under our feet who are violent against us. |
| Psalms 44:6 | For I will not trust in my bow, Neither shall my sword save me. | I will not put faith in my bow, my sword will not be my salvation. |
| Psalms 44:7 | But you have saved us from our adversaries, And have put them to shame who hate us. | But it is you who have been our saviour from those who were against us, and have put to shame those who had hate for us. |
| Psalms 44:8 | In God have we made our boast all day long, We will give thanks to your name forever. Selah. | Our pride is in God at all times, to his name we give praise for ever. (Selah.) |
| Psalms 44:9 | But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor, And don't go out with our armies. | But now you have sent us away from you, and put us to shame; you do not go out with our armies. |
| Psalms 44:10 | You make us turn back from the adversary. Those who hate us take spoil for themselves. | Because of this we are turned back by the attacker: those who have hate for us take our goods for themselves. |
| Psalms 44:11 | You have made us like sheep for food, And have scattered us among the nations. | You have made us like sheep which are taken for meat; we are put to flight among the nations. |
| Psalms 44:12 | You sell your people for nothing, And have gained nothing from their sale. | You let your people go for nothing; your wealth is not increased by their price. |
| Psalms 44:13 | You make us a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and a derision to those who are round about us. | You have made us to be looked down on by our neighbours, we are laughed at and shamed by those who are round about us. |
| Psalms 44:14 | You make us a byword among the nations, A shaking of the head among the peoples. | Our name is a word of shame among the nations, a sign for the shaking of heads among the peoples. |
| Psalms 44:15 | All day long is my dishonor before me, And shame covers my face, | My downfall is ever before me, and I am covered with the shame of my face; |
| Psalms 44:16 | At the taunt of one who reproaches and reviles, Because of the enemy and the avenger. | Because of the voice of him who says sharp and bitter words; because of the hater and him who is the instrument of punishment. |
| Psalms 44:17 | All this has come on us, Yet have we not forgotten you, Neither have we been false to your covenant. | All this has come on us, but still we have kept you in our memory; and we have not been false to your word. |
| Psalms 44:18 | Our heart has not turned back, Neither have our steps declined from your way, | Our hearts have not gone back, and our steps have not been turned out of your way; |
| Psalms 44:19 | That you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, And covered us with the shadow of death. | Though you have let us be crushed in the place of jackals, though we are covered with darkest shade. |
| Psalms 44:20 | If we have forgotten the name of our God, Or spread forth our hands to a strange god; | If the name of our God has gone out of our minds, or if our hands have been stretched out to a strange god, |
| Psalms 44:21 | Won't God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart. | Will not God make search for it? for he sees the secrets of the heart. |
| Psalms 44:22 | Yes, for your sake are we killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter. | Truly, because of you we are put to death every day; we are numbered like sheep for destruction. |
| Psalms 44:23 | Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don't reject us forever. | Why are you sleeping, O Lord? awake! and come to our help, do not give us up for ever. |
| Psalms 44:24 | Why do you hide your face, And forget our affliction and our oppression? | Why is your face covered, and why do you give no thought to our trouble and our cruel fate? |
| Psalms 44:25 | For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body cleaves to the earth. | For our souls are crushed down to the dust: our bodies are stretched out on the earth. |
| Psalms 44:26 | Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your lovingkindness' sake. Psalm 45 For the Chief Musician. Set to "The Lilies." A contemplation by the sons of Korah. A wedding song. | Up! and come to our help, and give us salvation because of your mercy. |
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