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A <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>Maskil of the sons of Korah.</p><p class="psstart"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>God<MH430>, we have heard<MH8085> with our ears<MH241>, <t><p class="indent1">Our fathers<MH1> have told<MH5608> us <t><p class="indent1">The work<MH6467> that You did<MH6466> in their days<MH3117>, <t><p class="indent1">In the days<MH3117> of old<MH6924a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>You with Your own hand<MH3027> drove<MH3423> out<MH3423> the nations<MH1471>; <t><p class="indent1">Then You planted<MH5193> them; <t><p class="indent1">You afflicted<MH7489a> the peoples<MH3816>, <t><p class="indent1">Then You let<MH7971> them go<MH7971> free<MH7971>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>For by their own sword<MH2719> they did not possess<MH3423> the land<MH776>, <t><p class="indent1">And their own arm<MH2220> did not save<MH3467> them, <t><p class="indent1">But Your right<MH3225> hand<MH3225> and Your arm<MH2220> and the light<MH216> of Your presence<MH6440>, <t><p class="indent1">For You favored<MH7521> them. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>You are my King<MH4428>, God<MH430>; <t><p class="indent1">Command<MH6680> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>victories<MH3444> for Jacob<MH3290>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Through You we will push<MH5055> back<MH5055> our adversaries<MH6862c>; <t><p class="indent1">Through Your name<MH8034> we will trample<MH947> down<MH947> those who rise<MH6965> up<MH6965> against us. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>For I will not trust<MH982> in my bow<MH7198>, <t><p class="indent1">Nor<MH3808> will my sword<MH2719> save<MH3467> me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>But You have saved<MH3467> us from our adversaries<MH6862c>, <t><p class="indent1">And You have put<MH954> to<MH954> shame<MH954> those who hate<MH8130> us. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>In God<MH430> we have boasted<MH1984b> all<MH3605> day<MH3117> long, <t><p class="indent1">And we will give<MH3034> thanks<MH3034> to Your name<MH8034> forever<MH5769>. Selah<MH5542> <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Yet<MH637> You have rejected<MH2186a> <i>us</i> and brought<MH3637> us to<MH3637> dishonor<MH3637>, <t><p class="indent1">And do not go<MH3318> out<MH3318> with our armies<MH6635>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>You cause us to turn<MH7725> back<MH268> from the enemy<MH6862c>; <t><p class="indent1">And those who hate<MH8130> us have taken<MH8154> spoils<MH8154> for themselves. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>You turn<MH5414> us over<MH5414> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>to be eaten<MH3978> like sheep<MH6629>, <t><p class="indent1">And have scattered<MH2219> us among the nations<MH1471>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>You sell<MH4376> Your people<MH5971a> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>cheaply<MH3808, 1952>, <t><p class="indent1">And have not <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>profited<MH7235a> by their sale<MH4242>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>You make<MH7760> us an <i>object of</i> reproach<MH2781> to our neighbors<MH7934>, <t><p class="indent1"><i>Of</i> scoffing<MH3933> and ridicule<MH7047> to those around<MH5439> us. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>You make<MH7760> us a proverb<MH4912> among the nations<MH1471>, <t><p class="indent1">A <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>laughingstock<MH4493, 7218> among the peoples<MH3816>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>All<MH3605> day<MH3117> long my dishonor<MH3639> is before<MH5048> me <t><p class="indent1">And <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>I am covered<MH3680> with my humiliation<MH1322, 6440>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Because<MH4480> of the voice<MH6963> of one who taunts<MH2778a> and reviles<MH1442>, <t><p class="indent1">Because<MH4480> of the presence<MH6440> of the enemy<MH340> and the avenger<MH5358>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>All<MH3605> this<MH2088> has come<MH935> upon us, but we have not forgotten<MH7911> You, <t><p class="indent1">And we have not dealt<MH8266> falsely<MH8266> with Your covenant<MH1285>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Our heart<MH3820> has not turned<MH5472> back<MH268>, <t><p class="indent1">And our steps<MH804a> have not deviated<MH5186> from Your way<MH734>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Yet<MH3588> You have crushed<MH1794> us in a place<MH4725> of jackals<MH8565> <t><p class="indent1">And covered<MH3680> us with <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>deep<MH6757> darkness<MH6757>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>If<MH518> we had forgotten<MH7911> the name<MH8034> of our God<MH430> <t><p class="indent1">Or extended<MH6566> our <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>hands<MH3709> to a strange<MH2114a> god<MH410>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Would God<MH430> not find<MH2713> this<MH2088> out<MH2713>? <t><p class="indent1">For He knows<MH3045> the secrets<MH8587> of the heart<MH3820>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>But for<MH5921> Your sake<MH5921> we are killed<MH2026> all<MH3605> day<MH3117> long; <t><p class="indent1">We are regarded<MH2803> as sheep<MH6629> to be slaughtered<MH2878>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Wake<MH5782> Yourself up<MH5782>, why<MH4100> do You sleep<MH3462>, Lord<MH136>? <t><p class="indent1">Awake<MH7019a>, do not reject<MH2186a> us forever<MH5331>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Why<MH4100> do You hide<MH5641> Your face<MH6440> <t><p class="indent1"><i>And</i> forget<MH7911> our affliction<MH6040a> and oppression<MH3906>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>For our souls<MH5315> have sunk<MH7743> down<MH7743> into the dust<MH6083>; <t><p class="indent1">Our bodies<MH990> cling<MH1692> to the earth<MH776>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/44-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Rise<MH6965> up<MH6965>, be our help<MH5833>, <t><p class="indent1">And redeem<MH6299> us because<MH4616> of Your mercy<MH2617a>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse"><FNC>PSALM 44<FNV>Title</span> Possibly <i>Contemplative;</i> or <i>Didactic;</i> or <i>Skillful Psalm</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>salvation</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Lit <i>for food</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>for no wealth</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Or <i>set a high price on them</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Lit <i>shaking of the head</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Lit <i>the shame of my face has covered me</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Or <i>the shadow of death</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Lit <i>palms</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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