But you have (A)rejected us and disgraced us
    and (B)have not gone out with our armies.
10 You have made us (C)turn back from the foe,
    and those who hate us have gotten spoil.
11 You have made us like (D)sheep for slaughter
    and have (E)scattered us among the nations.
12 (F)You have sold your people for a trifle,
    demanding no high price for them.
13 You have made us (G)the taunt of our neighbors,
    the derision and (H)scorn of those around us.
14 You have made us (I)a byword among the nations,
    (J)a laughingstock[a] among the peoples.
15 All day long my disgrace is before me,
    and (K)shame has covered my face
16 at the sound of the taunter and reviler,
    at the sight of (L)the enemy and the avenger.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 44:14 Hebrew a shaking of the head

But now you have rejected(A) and humbled us;(B)
    you no longer go out with our armies.(C)
10 You made us retreat(D) before the enemy,
    and our adversaries have plundered(E) us.
11 You gave us up to be devoured like sheep(F)
    and have scattered us among the nations.(G)
12 You sold your people for a pittance,(H)
    gaining nothing from their sale.

13 You have made us a reproach(I) to our neighbors,(J)
    the scorn(K) and derision(L) of those around us.
14 You have made us a byword(M) among the nations;
    the peoples shake their heads(N) at us.
15 I live in disgrace(O) all day long,
    and my face is covered with shame(P)
16 at the taunts(Q) of those who reproach and revile(R) me,
    because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.(S)

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