Psalms 44
44
Psalm 44
For the choir director; a maskil by Korah’s descendants.
1O God,
we have heard it with our own ears.
Our ancestors have told us
about the miracle you performed in their day,
in days long ago.
2By your power you forced nations ⌞out of the land⌟,
but you planted our ancestors ⌞there⌟.
You shattered many groups of people,
but you set our ancestors free.#44:2 Or “and you sent them away.”
3It was not with their swords that they took possession of the land.
They did not gain victory with their own strength.
It was your right hand, your arm,
and the light of your presence ⌞that did it⌟,
because you were pleased with them.
4You alone are my king, O God.
You won those victories for Jacob.
5With you we can walk over our enemies.
With your name we can trample those who attack us.
6I do not rely on my bow,
and my sword will never save me.
7But you saved us from our enemies.
You put to shame those who hate us.
8All day long we praise our God.
We give thanks to you forever. Selah
9But now you have rejected and disgraced us.
You do not even go along with our armies.
10You make us retreat from the enemy.
Those who hate us rob us at will.
11You hand us over to be butchered like sheep
and scatter us among the nations.
12You sell your people for almost nothing,
and at that price you have gained nothing.
13You made us a disgrace to our neighbors
and an object of ridicule and contempt to those around us.
14You made our ⌞defeat⌟ a proverb among the nations
so that people shake their heads at us.
15All day long my disgrace is in front of me.
Shame covers my face
16because of the words of those who insult and slander us,
because of the presence of the enemy and the avenger.
17Although all of this happened to us,
we never forgot you.
We never ignored your promise.#44:17 Or “covenant.”
18Our hearts never turned away.
Our feet never left your path.
19Yet, you crushed us in a place for jackals
and covered us with the shadow of death.
20If we forgot the name of our God
or stretched out our hands to pray to another god,
21wouldn’t God find out,
since he knows the secrets in our hearts?
22Indeed, we are being killed all day long because of you.
We are thought of as sheep to be slaughtered.
23Wake up! Why are you sleeping, O Lord?
Awake! Do not reject us forever!
24Why do you hide your face?
Why do you forget our suffering and misery?
25Our souls are bowing in the dust.
Our bodies cling to the ground.
26Arise! Help us!
Rescue us because of your mercy!
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Psalms 44
44
For the choir director: A psalm#44:TITLE Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term. of the descendants of Korah.
1O God, we have heard it with our own ears—
our ancestors have told us
of all you did in their day,
in days long ago:
2You drove out the pagan nations by your power
and gave all the land to our ancestors.
You crushed their enemies
and set our ancestors free.
3They did not conquer the land with their swords;
it was not their own strong arm that gave them victory.
It was your right hand and strong arm
and the blinding light from your face that helped them,
for you loved them.
4You are my King and my God.
You command victories for Israel.#44:4 Hebrew for Jacob. The names “Jacob” and “Israel” are often interchanged throughout the Old Testament, referring sometimes to the individual patriarch and sometimes to the nation.
5Only by your power can we push back our enemies;
only in your name can we trample our foes.
6I do not trust in my bow;
I do not count on my sword to save me.
7You are the one who gives us victory over our enemies;
you disgrace those who hate us.
8O God, we give glory to you all day long
and constantly praise your name. Interlude
9But now you have tossed us aside in dishonor.
You no longer lead our armies to battle.
10You make us retreat from our enemies
and allow those who hate us to plunder our land.
11You have butchered us like sheep
and scattered us among the nations.
12You sold your precious people for a pittance,
making nothing on the sale.
13You let our neighbors mock us.
We are an object of scorn and derision to those around us.
14You have made us the butt of their jokes;
they shake their heads at us in scorn.
15We can’t escape the constant humiliation;
shame is written across our faces.
16All we hear are the taunts of our mockers.
All we see are our vengeful enemies.
17All this has happened though we have not forgotten you.
We have not violated your covenant.
18Our hearts have not deserted you.
We have not strayed from your path.
19Yet you have crushed us in the jackal’s desert home.
You have covered us with darkness and death.
20If we had forgotten the name of our God
or spread our hands in prayer to foreign gods,
21God would surely have known it,
for he knows the secrets of every heart.
22But for your sake we are killed every day;
we are being slaughtered like sheep.
23Wake up, O Lord! Why do you sleep?
Get up! Do not reject us forever.
24Why do you look the other way?
Why do you ignore our suffering and oppression?
25We collapse in the dust,
lying face down in the dirt.
26Rise up! Help us!
Ransom us because of your unfailing love.
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