Psalm 44
To the
chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil.
1 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 How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy
hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the
people, and cast them out.
3 For 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 Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for
Jacob.
5 Through thee will we push down our enemies:
through thy name will we tread them under that rise
up against us.
6 For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my
sword save me.
7 But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast
put them to shame that hated us.
8 In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy
name for ever. Selah.
9 But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and
goest not forth with our armies.
10 Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and
they which hate us spoil for themselves.
11 Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat;
and hast scattered us among the heathen.
12 Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not
increase thy wealth by their price.
13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a
scorn and a derision to them that are round about
us.
14 Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a
shaking of the head among the people.
15 My confusion is continually before me, and the
shame of my face hath covered me,
16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and
blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
17 All this is come upon us; yet have we not
forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy
covenant.
18 Our heart is not turned back, neither have our
steps declined from thy way;
19 Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of
dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or
stretched out our hands to a strange god;
21 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the
secrets of the heart.
22 Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long;
we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
23 Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us
not off for ever.
24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest
our affliction and our oppression?
25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly
cleaveth unto the earth.
26 Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy
mercies' sake.
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Psalms
- The Book of David
The Book of Psalms which contains Psalm 44 is also referred to
as the Book of David. David reigned over Judah and Israel
was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel. King
David is credited with the authorship of many of the Psalms
and the collection is therefore often referred to as the
Book of David. |