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LXX reads truly my king and my God, who commands">d</a></span> victories<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="44:4 Lit. deliverances">e</a></span> for Jacob.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/44-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Through you we will knock down our oppressors;</p> <p class="poetry2">through your name we will tread down those who rise up against us.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/44-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>For I place no confidence in my bow,</p> <p class="poetry2">nor will my sword deliver me.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/44-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>For you delivered us from our oppressors</p> <p class="poetry2">and put to shame those who hate us.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/44-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>We will praise God all day long;</p> <p class="poetry2">and to your name we will give thanks forever.</p> <p class="selah">Interlude</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/44-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>However, you cast us off and made us ashamed!</p> <p class="poetry2">You did not even march with our armies!</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/44-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>You made us retreat from our oppressors.</p> <p class="poetry2">Our enemies ransacked us.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/44-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>You handed us over to be slaughtered like sheep</p> <p class="poetry2">and you scattered us among the nations.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/44-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>You sold out your people for nothing,</p> <p class="poetry2">and made no profit at that price.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/44-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>You made us a laughing stock to our neighbors,</p> <p class="poetry2">a source of mockery and derision to those around us.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/44-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>You made us an object lesson among the nations;</p> <p class="poetry2">people shake their heads at us.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="44:14 The Heb. lacks at us">f</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/44-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>My dishonor tortures<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="44:15 Lit. dishonor remains before">g</a></span> me continuously;<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="44:15 Lit. all the day">h</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">the shame on my face overwhelms<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="44:15 Lit. covers">i</a></span> me</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/44-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>because of the voice of the one who mocks and reviles,</p> <p class="poetry2">because of the enemy and the avenger.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/44-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>All this came upon us,</p> <p class="poetry2">yet we did not forsake you,</p> <p class="poetry2">and we have not dealt falsely with your covenant;</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/44-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Our hearts have not turned away;</p> <p class="poetry2">our steps have not swerved from your path.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/44-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Nevertheless, you crushed us in the lair of jackals,</p> <p class="poetry2">and covered us in deep darkness.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="44:19 Or in the shadow of death">j</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/44-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>If we had forgotten the name of our God</p> <p class="poetry2">or lifted our hands to a foreign god,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/44-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>wouldn’t God find out</p> <p class="poetry2">since he knows the secrets of the heart?</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/44-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>For your sake we are being killed all day long.</p> <p class="poetry2">We are thought of as sheep to be slaughtered.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/44-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Wake up! Why are you asleep, Lord?</p> <p class="poetry2">Get up! Don’t cast us off forever!</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/44-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Why are you hiding your face?</p> <p class="poetry2">Why are you ignoring our affliction and oppression?</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/44-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>For we<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="44:25 Lit. our souls">k</a></span> have collapsed in the dust;</p> <p class="poetry2">our bodies cling to the ground.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/44-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Arise! Deliver us!</p> <p class="poetry2">Redeem us according to your gracious love!</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 44:T Lit. <i>maskil</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 44:2 Lit. <i>them</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 44:3 Lit. <i>right hand</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 44:4 So MT DSS 11QPs; LXX reads <i>truly my king and my God, who commands</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 44:4 Lit. <i>deliverances</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 44:14 The Heb. lacks <i>at us</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 44:15 Lit. <i>dishonor remains before</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 44:15 Lit. <i>all the day</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 44:15 Lit. <i>covers</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 44:19 Or <i>in the shadow of death</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 44:25 Lit. <i>our souls</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/43.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 43"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 43" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/45.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 45"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 45" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/psalms/44-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>