Psalms 44 — GNV
44Verse 1To him that excelleth. A Psalme to give instruction, committed to the sonnes of Korah. We haue heard with our eares, O God: our fathers haue tolde vs the workes, that thou hast done in their dayes, in the olde time:Verse 2Howe thou hast driuen out the heathen with thine hand, and planted them: how thou hast destroyed the people, and caused them to grow.Verse 3For they inherited not the lande by their owne sworde, neither did their owne arme saue them: but thy right hand, and thine arme and the light of thy countenance, because thou didest fauour them.Verse 4Thou art my King, O God: send helpe vnto Iaakob.Verse 5Through thee haue we thrust backe our aduersaries: by thy Name haue we troden downe them that rose vp against vs.Verse 6For I do not trust in my bowe, neither can my sworde saue me.Verse 7But thou hast saued vs from our aduersaries, and hast put them to confusion that hate vs.Verse 8Therefore will wee praise God continually, and will confesse thy Name for euer. Selah.Verse 9But now thou art farre off, and puttest vs to confusion, and goest not forth with our armies.Verse 10Thou makest vs to turne backe from the aduersary, and they, which hate vs, spoile for theselues.Verse 11Thou giuest vs as sheepe to bee eaten, and doest scatter vs among the nations.Verse 12Thou sellest thy people without gaine, and doest not increase their price.Verse 13Thou makest vs a reproche to our neighbours, a iest and a laughing stocke to them that are round about vs.Verse 14Thou makest vs a prouerbe among the nations, and a nodding of the head among the people.Verse 15My confusion is dayly before me, and the shame of my face hath couered me,Verse 16For the voyce of the slaunderer and rebuker, for the enemie and auenger.Verse 17All this is come vpon vs, yet doe wee not forget thee, neither deale wee falsly concerning thy couenant.Verse 18Our heart is not turned backe: neither our steps gone out of thy paths,Verse 19Albeit thou hast smitten vs downe into the place of dragons, and couered vs with the shadow of death.Verse 20If wee haue forgotten the Name of our God, and holden vp our hands to a strange god,Verse 21Shall not God searche this out? for hee knoweth the secrets of the heart.Verse 22Surely for thy sake are we slaine continually, and are counted as sheepe for the slaughter.Verse 23Vp, why sleepest thou, O Lord? awake, be not farre off for euer.Verse 24Wherefore hidest thou thy face? and forgettest our miserie and our affliction?Verse 25For our soule is beaten downe vnto the dust: our belly cleaueth vnto the ground.Verse 26Rise vp for our succour, and redeeme vs for thy mercies sake.