Psalms 44
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Psalm 44
Israel’s Complaint
For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.
1God, we have heard with our ears —
our ancestors have told us —
the work you accomplished in their days,
in days long ago:#Dt 32:7; Ps 78:3
2In order to plant them,
you displaced the nations by your hand;
in order to settle them,
you brought disaster on the peoples.#2Sm 7:10; Ps 78:55; 80:8
3For they did not take the land by their sword —
their arm did not bring them victory —
but by your right hand, your arm,
and the light of your face,#Nm 6:25
because you were favorable toward them.#Dt 7:7–8; Ps 77:15; Hs 1:7
4You are my King, my God,
who ordains#44:4 LXX, Syr, Aq; MT reads King, God; ordain victories for Jacob.#Ps 42:8; 74:12
5Through you we drive back our foes;
through your name we trample our enemies.#Ps 60:12; 108:13; Zch 10:5
6For I do not trust in my bow,
and my sword does not bring me victory.#1Sm 17:47; Ps 33:16
7But you give us victory over our foes
and let those who hate us be disgraced.#Ps 35:4; 53:5
8We boast in God all day long;#Ps 34:2
we will praise your name forever.#Ps 30:12; 34:2Selah
9But you have rejected and humiliated us;
you do not march out with our armies.#Ps 60:1,10; 74:1; 108:11
10You make us retreat from the foe,
and those who hate us
have taken plunder for themselves.#Lv 26:17; Dt 28:25; Jos 7:8,12
11You hand us over to be eaten like sheep
and scatter us among the nations.#Lv 26:33; Dt 4:27; 28:64; Ps 106:27
12You sell your people for nothing;
you make no profit from selling them.#Dt 32:30; Jdg 2:14; 3:8; Is 52:3–4
13You make us an object of reproach to our neighbors,
a source of mockery and ridicule to those around us.#Dt 28:37; Ps 79:4
14You make us a joke among the nations,
a laughingstock#44:14 Lit shaking of the head among the peoples.#Jb 17:6; Ps 109:25; Jr 24:9
15My disgrace is before me all day long,
and shame has covered my face,#2Ch 32:21; Ps 69:7
16because of the taunts#44:16 Lit voice of the scorner and reviler,
because of the enemy and avenger.#Ps 8:2; 74:10
17All this has happened to us,
but we have not forgotten you
or betrayed your covenant.#Ps 119:61,153
18Our hearts have not turned back;
our steps have not strayed from your path.#Jb 23:11; Ps 37:31; 119:51,157
19But you have crushed us in a haunt of jackals
and have covered us with deepest darkness.#Jb 30:29; Jr 9:11
20If we had forgotten the name of our God
and spread out our hands to a foreign god,#Dt 6:14; Jb 11:13
21wouldn’t God have found this out,
since he knows the secrets of the heart?#Ps 139:1–2; Jr 17:10; Heb 4:13
22Because of you we are being put to death all day long;
we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered.#Is 53:7; Jr 12:3; Rm 8:36
23Wake up, Lord! Why are you sleeping?
Get up! Don’t reject us forever!#Ps 7:6; 35:23; 78:65
24Why do you hide
and forget our affliction and oppression?#Jb 13:24; Ps 88:14
25For we have sunk down to the dust;
our bodies cling to the ground.#Ps 119:25
26Rise up! Help us!
Redeem us because of your faithful love.#Ps 25:22
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Psalms 44
44
(A special psalm by the clan of Korah and for the music leader.)
A Prayer for Help
1Our God, our ancestors told us
what wonders you worked
and we listened carefully.
2You chased off the nations
by causing them trouble
with your powerful arm.
Then you let our ancestors
take over their land.
3Their strength and weapons
were not what won the land
and gave them victory!
You loved them and fought
with your powerful arm
and your shining glory.
4You are my God and King,
and you give victory#44.4 and … victory: One ancient translation; Hebrew “please give victory.”
to the people of Jacob.
5By your great power,
we knocked our enemies down
and trampled on them.
6I don't depend on my arrows
or my sword to save me.
7But you saved us
from our hateful enemies,
and you put them to shame.
8We boast about you, our God,
and we are always grateful.
9But now you have rejected us;
you don't lead us into battle,
and we look foolish.
10You made us retreat,
and our enemies have taken
everything we own.
11You let us be slaughtered
like sheep,
and you scattered us
among the nations.
12You sold your people
for little or nothing,
and you earned no profit.
13You made us look foolish
to our neighbors;
people who live nearby
insult us and sneer.
14Foreigners joke about us
and shake their heads.
15I am embarrassed every day,
and I blush with shame.
16But others mock and sneer,
as they watch my enemies
take revenge on me.
17All this happened to us,
though we didn't forget you
or break our agreement.
18We always kept you in mind
and followed your teaching.
19But you crushed us,
and you covered us
with deepest darkness
where wild animals live.
20We did not forget you
or lift our hands in prayer
to foreign gods.
21You would have known it
because you discover
every secret thought.
22 #
Ro 8.36. We face death all day for you.
We are like sheep on their way
to be slaughtered.
23Wake up! Do something, Lord!
Why are you sleeping?
Don't desert us forever.
24Why do you keep looking away?
Don't forget our sufferings
and all our troubles.
25We are flat on the ground,
holding on to the dust.
26Do something! Help us!
Show how kind you are
and come to our rescue.
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