Psalms 44:1-18

¹“To the chief musician, for the sons of Korach, a Maskil.” (44:2) O God, with our ears have we heard, our fathers have told us, deeds which thou hadst done in their days, in times of old.

²(44:3) Thou, with thy hand, didst indeed drive out nations, and plant them; thou didst ill-treat people, and cause them to spread out.

³(44:4) For not by their sword did they obtain possession of the land, and their own arm brought them no victory; but thy right hand, and thy arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst given them thy favor.

⁴(44:5) Thou art my King, O God: ordain salvation for Jacob.

⁵(44:6) Through thee will we butt down our assailants: through thy name will we tread under foot our opponents.

⁶(44:7) For not in my bow will I trust, and my sword shall not help me.

⁷(44:8) But thou helpest us against our assailants, and those that hate us thou puttest to shame.

⁸(44:9) Of God we boast all the day, and to thy name will we give thanks for ever. Selah.

⁹(44:10) But now thou hast cast off, and put us to the blush, and goest not forth with our armies.

¹⁰(44:11) Thou causest us to turn back from before our assailant: and they who hate us take spoil for themselves.

¹¹(44:12) Thou givest us up like sheep for food, and among the nations hast thou dispersed us.

¹²(44:13) Thou sellest thy people for no value, and acquirest no gain by their price.

¹³(44:14) Thou renderest us a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and a derision to those that are round about us.

¹⁴(44:15) Thou renderest us a by-word among the nations, a shaking of the head among the people.

¹⁵(44:16) All the day is my disgrace before me, and the shame of my face covereth me;

¹⁶(44:17) Because of the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and him that seeketh vengeance.

¹⁷(44:18) All this is come over us, yet have we not forgotten thee; nor have we dealt falsely by thy covenant;

¹⁸(44:19) Our heart is not moved backward, nor hath our step turned aside from thy path: