The Book of Psalms

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- Chapter 44 -

Deliver us

(Romans 8:35-39)

To 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:

Howe thou hast driuen out the heathen with thine hand, and planted them: how thou hast destroyed the people, and caused them to grow.

For 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.

Thou art my King, O God: send helpe vnto Iaakob.

Through thee haue we thrust backe our aduersaries: by thy Name haue we troden downe them that rose vp against vs.

For I do not trust in my bowe, neither can my sworde saue me.

But thou hast saued vs from our aduersaries, and hast put them to confusion that hate vs.

Therefore will wee praise God continually, and will confesse thy Name for euer. Selah.

But now thou art farre off, and puttest vs to confusion, and goest not forth with our armies.

Thou makest vs to turne backe from the aduersary, and they, which hate vs, spoile for theselues.

Thou giuest vs as sheepe to bee eaten, and doest scatter vs among the nations.

Thou sellest thy people without gaine, and doest not increase their price.

Thou makest vs a reproche to our neighbours, a iest and a laughing stocke to them that are round about vs.

Thou makest vs a prouerbe among the nations, and a nodding of the head among the people.

My confusion is dayly before me, and the shame of my face hath couered me,

For the voyce of the slaunderer and rebuker, for the enemie and auenger.

All this is come vpon vs, yet doe wee not forget thee, neither deale wee falsly concerning thy couenant.

Our heart is not turned backe: neither our steps gone out of thy paths,

Albeit thou hast smitten vs downe into the place of dragons, and couered vs with the shadow of death.

If wee haue forgotten the Name of our God, and holden vp our hands to a strange god,

Shall not God searche this out? for hee knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Surely for thy sake are we slaine continually, and are counted as sheepe for the slaughter.

Vp, why sleepest thou, O Lord? awake, be not farre off for euer.

Wherefore hidest thou thy face? and forgettest our miserie and our affliction?

For our soule is beaten downe vnto the dust: our belly cleaueth vnto the ground.

Rise vp for our succour, and redeeme vs for thy mercies sake.

Deliver us

(Romans 8:35-39)

We have heard with our ears, God; our fathers have told us what work you did in their days, in the days of old.

You drove out the nations with your hand, but you planted them. You afflicted the peoples, but you spread them abroad.

For 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.

God, you are my King. Command victories for Jacob!

Through you, we will push down our adversaries. Through your name, we will tread down those who rise up against us.

For I will not trust in my bow, neither will my sword save me.

But you have saved us from our adversaries, and have shamed those who hate us.

In God we have made our boast all day long. We will give thanks to your name forever. Selah.

But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor, and don’t go out with our armies.

You make us turn back from the adversary. Those who hate us take plunder for themselves.

You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.

You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.

You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.

You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

All day long my dishonor is before me, and shame covers my face,

at the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.

All this has come on us, yet we haven’t forgotten you. We haven’t been false to your covenant.

Our heart has not turned back, neither have our steps strayed from your path,

though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.

If we have forgotten the name of our God, or spread out our hands to a strange god,

won’t God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.

Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.

Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord?(a) Arise! Don’t reject us forever.

Why do you hide your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?

For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body clings to the earth.

Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness’ sake.

Footnotes

(a)44:23 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”