Psalms 44

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what deeds thou didst perform in their days, in the days of old:	1 Unto the end. For those who will be changed. To the sons of Korah, toward understanding. A Canticle for the Beloved.
2 thou with thy own hand didst drive out the nations, but them thou didst plant; thou didst afflict the peoples, but them thou didst set free;	2 My heart has uttered a good word. I speak of my works to the king. My tongue is like the pen of a scribe who writes quickly.
3 for not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm give them victory; but thy right hand, and thy arm, and the light of thy countenance; for thou didst delight in them.	3 You are a brilliant form before the sons of men. Grace has been poured freely into your lips. Because of this, God has blessed you in eternity.
4 Thou art my King and my God, who ordainest victories for Jacob.	4 Fasten your sword to your thigh, O most powerful one.
5 Through thee we push down our foes; through thy name we tread down our assailants.	5 With your splendor and your excellence extended, proceed prosperously, and reign for the sake of truth and meekness and justice, and so will your right hand lead you wondrously.
6 For not in my bow do I trust, nor can my sword save me.	6 Your arrows are sharp; the people will fall under you, with the hearts of the enemies of the king.
7 But thou hast saved us from our foes, and hast put to confusion those who hate us.	7 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of true aim.
8 In God we have boasted continually, and we will give thanks to thy name for ever. [Selah]	8 You have loved justice and hated iniquity. Because of this, God, your God, has anointed you, before your co-heirs, with the oil of gladness.
9 Yet thou hast cast us off and abased us, and hast not gone out with our armies.	9 Myrrh and balsam and cinnamon perfume your garments, from the houses of ivory. From these, they have delighted you:
10 Thou hast made us turn back from the foe; and our enemies have gotten spoil.	10 the daughters of kings in your honor. The queen assisted at your right hand, in clothing of gold, encircled with diversity.
11 Thou hast made us like sheep for slaughter, and hast scattered us among the nations.	11 Listen, daughter, and see, and incline your ear. And forget your people and your father’s house.
12 Thou hast sold thy people for a trifle, demanding no high price for them.	12 And the king will desire your beauty. For he is the Lord your God, and they will adore him.
13 Thou hast made us the taunt of our neighbors, the derision and scorn of those about us.	13 And the daughters of Tyre will entreat your countenance with gifts: all the rich men of the people.
14 Thou hast made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.	14 All the glory of the daughter of its king is inside, in golden fringes,
15 All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face,	15 clothed all around with diversities. After her, virgins will be led to the king. Her neighbors will be brought to you.
16 at the words of the taunters and revilers, at the sight of the enemy and the avenger.	16 They will be brought with gladness and exultation. They will be led into the temple of the king.
17 All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten thee, or been false to thy covenant.	17 For your fathers, sons have been born to you. You will establish them as leaders over all the earth.
18 Our heart has not turned back, nor have our steps departed from thy way,	18 They will remember your name always, for generation after generation. Because of this, people will confess to you in eternity, even forever and ever.
19 that thou shouldst have broken us in the place of jackals, and covered us with deep darkness.
20 If we had forgotten the name of our God, or spread forth our hands to a strange god,
21 would not God discover this? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
22 Nay, for thy sake we are slain all the day long, and accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
23 Rouse thyself! Why sleepest thou, O Lord? Awake! Do not cast us off for ever!
24 Why dost thou hide thy face? Why dost thou forget our affliction and oppression?
25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our body cleaves to the ground.
26 Rise up, come to our help! Deliver us for the sake of thy steadfast love!