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Psalms 44

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  1. 1
    KJVTo the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
    WEBFor the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. A contemplative psalm. We have heard with our ears, God; our fathers have told us what work you did in their days, in the days of old.
  2. 2
    KJVHow thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.
    WEBYou drove out the nations with your hand, but you planted them. You afflicted the peoples, but you spread them abroad.
  3. 3
    KJVFor they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
    WEBFor they didn’t get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable to them.
  4. 4
    KJVThou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
    WEBGod, you are my King. Command victories for Jacob!
  5. 5
    KJVThrough thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
    WEBThrough you, we will push down our adversaries. Through your name, we will tread down those who rise up against us.
  6. 6
    KJVFor I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
    WEBFor I will not trust in my bow, neither will my sword save me.
  7. 7
    KJVBut thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.
    WEBBut you have saved us from our adversaries, and have shamed those who hate us.
  8. 8
    KJVIn God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.
    WEBIn God we have made our boast all day long. We will give thanks to your name forever. Selah.
  9. 9
    KJVBut thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.
    WEBBut now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor, and don’t go out with our armies.
  10. 10
    KJVThou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
    WEBYou make us turn back from the adversary. Those who hate us take plunder for themselves.
  11. 11
    KJVThou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.
    WEBYou have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.
  12. 12
    KJVThou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.
    WEBYou sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.
  13. 13
    KJVThou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
    WEBYou make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.
  14. 14
    KJVThou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.
    WEBYou make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
  15. 15
    KJVMy confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
    WEBAll day long my dishonor is before me, and shame covers my face,
  16. 16
    KJVFor the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
    WEBat the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.
  17. 17
    KJVAll this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
    WEBAll this has come on us, yet we haven’t forgotten you. We haven’t been false to your covenant.
  18. 18
    KJVOur heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;
    WEBOur heart has not turned back, neither have our steps strayed from your path,
  19. 19
    KJVThough thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
    WEBthough you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.
  20. 20
    KJVIf we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
    WEBIf we have forgotten the name of our God, or spread out our hands to a strange god,
  21. 21
    KJVShall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
    WEBwon’t God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
  22. 22
    KJVYea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
    WEBYes, for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.
  23. 23
    KJVAwake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.
    WEBWake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don’t reject us forever.
  24. 24
    KJVWherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
    WEBWhy do you hide your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?
  25. 25
    KJVFor our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
    WEBFor our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body clings to the earth.
  26. 26
    KJVArise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake.
    WEBRise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness’ sake.
  • King James Version (1769 text), public domain outside the United Kingdom, where Crown letters patent apply.
  • World English Bible (WEB), public domain. “World English Bible” is a trademark of eBible.org.