Psalms 44:14-20

¹⁴You have made us a joke to the other nations; they scornfully shake their heads at us.

¹⁵We are humiliated all day long; we hold our heads in shame,

¹⁶because of all the insults from the people mocking us, because our vengeful enemies are right in front of us.

¹⁷All this has happened to us even though we didn't forget you; we haven't been unfaithful to the promises we made to you.

¹⁸We have not turned away from you, not in thought, nor in action.

¹⁹Even so, you crushed us, and made us into a jackal's den. You have covered us with the darkness of death.

²⁰If we had forgotten the name of our God, or worshiped other gods,