YouVersion Logo
Search Icon

Psalms 44

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
2to plant them,
You drove out the nations with Your hand;
to settle them,
You crushed 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,
for You were pleased with them. # Dt 7:7-8; Ps 77:15; Hs 1:7
4You are my King, my God,
who ordains # 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;
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 # 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 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 slain 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 Yourself
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

Currently Selected:

Psalms 44: HCSB

Highlight

Share

Copy

None

Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in

YouVersion uses cookies to personalize your experience. By using our website, you accept our use of cookies as described in our Privacy Policy