Psalms 44
WEB·Psalms 44
1For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. A contemplative psalm. We have heard with our ears, God; our fathers have told us what work you did in their days, in the days of old.
KJVTo the chief MusicianH5329(H8764) for the sonsH1121 of KorahH7141, MaschilH4905(H8688). We have heardH8085(H8804) with our earsH241, O GodH430, our fathersH1 have toldH5608(H8765) us, what workH6467 thou didstH6466(H8804) in their daysH3117, in the timesH3117 of oldH6924.
2 You drove out the nations with your hand, but you planted them. You afflicted the peoples, but you spread them abroad.
KJVHow thou didst drive outH3423(H8689) the heathenH1471 with thy handH3027, and plantedstH5193(H8799) them; how thou didst afflictH7489(H8686) the peopleH3816, and cast them outH7971(H8762).
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, your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable to them.
KJVFor they gotH3423 not the landH776 in possessionH3423(H8804) by their own swordH2719, neither did their own armH2220 saveH3467(H8689) them: but thy right handH3225, and thine armH2220, and the lightH216 of thy countenanceH6440, because thou hadst a favourH7521(H8804) unto them.
4 God, you are my King. Command victories for Jacob!
KJVThou art my KingH4428, O GodH430: commandH6680(H8761) deliverancesH3444 for JacobH3290.
5 Through you, we will push down our adversaries. Through your name, we will tread down those who rise up against us.
KJVThrough thee will we push downH5055(H8762) our enemiesH6862: through thy nameH8034 will we tread them underH947(H8799) that rise upH6965(H8801) against us.
6 For I will not trust in my bow, neither will my sword save me.
KJVFor I will not trustH982(H8799) in my bowH7198, neither shall my swordH2719 saveH3467(H8686) me.
7 But you have saved us from our adversaries, and have shamed those who hate us.
KJVBut thou hast savedH3467(H8689) us from our enemiesH6862, and hast put them to shameH954(H8689) that hatedH8130(H8764) us.
8 In God we have made our boast all day long. We will give thanks to your name forever. Selah.
KJVIn GodH430 we boastH1984(H8765) all the dayH3117 long, and praiseH3034(H8686) thy nameH8034 for everH5769. SelahH5542.
9 But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor, and don’t go out with our armies.
KJVButH637 thou hast cast offH2186(H8804), and put us to shameH3637(H8686); and goest not forthH3318(H8799) with our armiesH6635.
10 You make us turn back from the adversary. Those who hate us take plunder for themselves.
KJVThou makest us to turnH7725(H8686) backH268 from the enemyH6862: and they which hateH8130(H8764) us spoilH8154(H8804) for themselves.
11 You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.
KJVThou hast givenH5414(H8799) us like sheepH6629 appointed for meatH3978; and hast scatteredH2219(H8765) us among the heathenH1471.
12 You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.
KJVThou sellestH4376(H8799) thy peopleH5971 for noughtH1952, and dost not increaseH7235(H8765) thy wealth by their priceH4242.
13 You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.
KJVThou makestH7760(H8799) us a reproachH2781 to our neighboursH7934, a scornH3933 and a derisionH7047 to them that are round aboutH5439 us.
14 You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
KJVThou makestH7760(H8799) us a bywordH4912 among the heathenH1471, a shakingH4493 of the headH7218 among the peopleH3816.
15 All day long my dishonor is before me, and shame covers my face,
KJVMy confusionH3639 is continuallyH3117 before me, and the shameH1322 of my faceH6440 hath coveredH3680(H8765) me,
16 at the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.
KJVFor the voiceH6963 of him that reproachethH2778(H8764) and blasphemethH1442(H8764); by reasonH6440 of the enemyH341(H8802) and avengerH5358(H8693).
17 All this has come on us, yet we haven’t forgotten you. We haven’t been false to your covenant.
KJVAll this is comeH935(H8804) upon us; yet have we not forgottenH7911(H8804) thee, neither have we dealt falselyH8266(H8765) in thy covenantH1285.
18 Our heart has not turned back, neither have our steps strayed from your path,
KJVOur heartH3820 is not turnedH5472(H8738) backH268, neither have our stepsH838 declinedH5186(H8799) from thy wayH734;
19 though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.
KJVThough thou hast sore brokenH1794(H8765) us in the placeH4725 of dragonsH8577, and coveredH3680(H8762) us with the shadow of deathH6757.
20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or spread out our hands to a strange god,
KJVIf we have forgottenH7911(H8804) the nameH8034 of our GodH430, or stretched outH6566(H8799) our handsH3709 to a strangeH2114(H8801) godH410;
21 won’t God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
KJVShall not GodH430 search this outH2713(H8799)? for he knowethH3045(H8802) the secretsH8587 of the heartH3820.
22 Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.
KJVYea, for thy sake are we killedH2026(H8795) all the dayH3117 long; we are countedH2803(H8738) as sheepH6629 for the slaughterH2878.
23 Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don’t reject us forever.
KJVAwakeH5782(H8798), why sleepestH3462(H8799) thou, O LordH136? ariseH6974(H8685), cast us not offH2186(H8799) for everH5331.
24 Why do you hide your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?
KJVWherefore hidestH5641(H8686) thou thy faceH6440, and forgettestH7911(H8799) our afflictionH6040 and our oppressionH3906?
25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body clings to the earth.
KJVFor our soulH5315 is bowed downH7743(H8804) to the dustH6083: our bellyH990 cleavethH1692(H8804) unto the earthH776.
26 Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness’ sake.
KJVAriseH6965(H8798) for our helpH5833, and redeemH6299(H8798) us for thy merciesH2617' sake.
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