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Psalms 44

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