Psalm 44
Common English Bible
Psalm 44
For the music leader. A maskil[a] of the Korahites.
44 We have heard it, God, with our own ears;
our ancestors told us about it:
about the deeds you did in their days,
in days long past.
2 You, by your own hand, removed all the nations,
but you planted our ancestors.
You crushed all the peoples,
but you set our ancestors free.
3 No, not by their own swords
did they take possession of the land—
their own arms didn’t save them.
No, it was your strong hand, your arm,
and the light of your face
because you were pleased with them.
4 It’s you, God! You who are my king,
the one who orders salvation for Jacob.
5 We’ve pushed our foes away by your help;
we’ve trampled our enemies by your name.
6 No, I won’t trust in my bow;
my sword won’t save me
7 because it’s you who saved us from our foes,
you who put those who hate us to shame.
8 So we glory in God at all times
and give thanks to your name forever. Selah
9 But now you’ve rejected and humiliated us.
You no longer accompany our armies.
10 You make us retreat from the enemy;
our adversaries plunder us.
11 You’ve handed us over like sheep for butchering;
you’ve scattered us among the nations.
12 You’ve sold your people for nothing,
not even bothering to set a decent price.
13 You’ve made us a joke to all our neighbors;
we’re mocked and ridiculed by everyone around us.
14 You’ve made us a bad joke to the nations,
something to be laughed at by all peoples.
15 All day long my disgrace confronts me,
and shame covers my face
16 because of the voices of those
who make fun of me and bad-mouth me,
because of the enemy who is out for revenge.
17 All this has come upon us,
but we haven’t forgotten you
or broken your covenant.
18 Our hearts haven’t turned away,
neither have our steps strayed from your way.
19 But you’ve crushed us in the place where jackals[b] live,
covering us with deepest darkness.
20 If we had forgotten the name of our God
or spread out our hands to some strange deity,
21 wouldn’t God have discovered it?
After all, God knows every secret of the heart.
22 No, God, it’s because of you that we are getting killed every day—
it’s because of you that we are considered sheep ready for slaughter.
23 Wake up! Why are you sleeping, Lord?
Get up! Don’t reject us forever!
24 Why are you hiding your face,
forgetting our suffering and oppression?
25 Look: we’re going down to the dust;
our stomachs are flat on the ground!
26 Stand up! Help us!
Save us for the sake of your faithful love.
Footnotes
- Psalm 44:1 Perhaps instruction
- Psalm 44:19 Or the sea monster(s)
詩 篇 44
Chinese Union Version (Traditional)
44 （ 可 拉 後 裔 的 訓 誨 詩 ， 交 與 伶 長 。 ） 神 啊 ， 你 在 古 時 ， 我 們 列 祖 的 日 子 所 行 的 事 ， 我 們 親 耳 聽 見 了 ； 我 們 的 列 祖 也 給 我 們 述 說 過 。
2 你 曾 用 手 趕 出 外 邦 人 ， 卻 栽 培 了 我 們 列 祖 ； 你 苦 待 列 邦 ， 卻 叫 我 們 列 祖 發 達 。
3 因 為 他 們 不 是 靠 自 己 的 刀 劍 得 地 土 ， 也 不 是 靠 自 己 的 膀 臂 得 勝 ， 乃 是 靠 你 的 右 手 、 你 的 膀 臂 ， 和 你 臉 上 的 亮 光 ， 因 為 你 喜 悅 他 們 。
4 神 啊 ， 你 是 我 的 王 ； 求 你 出 令 使 雅 各 得 勝 。
5 我 們 靠 你 要 推 倒 我 們 的 敵 人 ， 靠 你 的 名 要 踐 踏 那 起 來 攻 擊 我 們 的 人 。
6 因 為 ， 我 必 不 靠 我 的 弓 ； 我 的 刀 也 不 能 使 我 得 勝 。
7 惟 你 救 了 我 們 脫 離 敵 人 ， 使 恨 我 們 的 人 羞 愧 。
8 我 們 終 日 因 神 誇 耀 ， 還 要 永 遠 稱 謝 你 的 名 。 （ 細 拉 ）
9 但 如 今 你 丟 棄 了 我 們 ， 使 我 們 受 辱 ， 不 和 我 們 的 軍 兵 同 去 。
10 你 使 我 們 向 敵 人 轉 身 退 後 ； 那 恨 我 們 的 人 任 意 搶 奪 。
11 你 使 我 們 當 作 快 要 被 吃 的 羊 ， 把 我 們 分 散 在 列 邦 中 。
12 你 賣 了 你 的 子 民 也 不 賺 利 ， 所 得 的 價 值 並 不 加 添 你 的 資 財 。
13 你 使 我 們 受 鄰 國 的 羞 辱 ， 被 四 圍 的 人 嗤 笑 譏 刺 。
14 你 使 我 們 在 列 邦 中 作 了 笑 談 ， 使 眾 民 向 我 們 搖 頭 。
15 我 的 凌 辱 終 日 在 我 面 前 ， 我 臉 上 的 羞 愧 將 我 遮 蔽 ，
16 都 因 那 辱 罵 毀 謗 人 的 聲 音 ， 又 因 仇 敵 和 報 仇 人 的 緣 故 。
17 這 都 臨 到 我 們 身 上 ， 我 們 卻 沒 有 忘 記 你 ， 也 沒 有 違 背 你 的 約 。
18 我 們 的 心 沒 有 退 後 ； 我 們 的 腳 也 沒 有 偏 離 你 的 路 。
19 你 在 野 狗 之 處 壓 傷 我 們 ， 用 死 蔭 遮 蔽 我 們 。
20 倘 若 我 們 忘 了 神 的 名 ， 或 向 別 神 舉 手 ，
21 神 豈 不 鑒 察 這 事 麼 ？ 因 為 他 曉 得 人 心 裡 的 隱 秘 。
22 我 們 為 你 的 緣 故 終 日 被 殺 ； 人 看 我 們 如 將 宰 的 羊 。
23 主 啊 ， 求 你 睡 醒 ， 為 何 儘 睡 呢 ？ 求 你 興 起 ， 不 要 永 遠 丟 棄 我 們 ！
24 你 為 何 掩 面 ， 不 顧 我 們 所 遭 的 苦 難 和 所 受 的 欺 壓 ？
25 我 們 的 性 命 伏 於 塵 土 ； 我 們 的 肚 腹 緊 貼 地 面 。
26 求 你 起 來 幫 助 我 們 ！ 憑 你 的 慈 愛 救 贖 我 們 ！
Psalm 44
New King James Version
Redemption Remembered in Present Dishonor
To the Chief Musician. A (A)Contemplation[a] of the sons of Korah.
44 We have heard with our ears, O God,
(B)Our fathers have told us,
The deeds You did in their days,
In days of old:
2 (C)You drove out the [b]nations with Your hand,
But them You planted;
You afflicted the peoples, and cast them out.
3 For (D)they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword,
Nor did their own arm save them;
But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance,
(E)Because You favored them.
4 (F)You are my King, [c]O God;
[d]Command victories for Jacob.
5 Through You (G)we will push down our enemies;
Through Your name we will trample those who rise up against us.
6 For (H)I will not trust in my bow,
Nor shall my sword save me.
7 But You have saved us from our enemies,
And have put to shame those who hated us.
8 (I)In God we boast all day long,
And praise Your name forever. Selah
9 But (J)You have cast us off and put us to shame,
And You do not go out with our armies.
10 You make us (K)turn back from the enemy,
And those who hate us have taken [e]spoil for themselves.
11 (L)You have given us up like sheep intended for food,
And have (M)scattered us among the nations.
12 (N)You sell Your people for next to nothing,
And are not enriched by selling them.
13 (O)You make us a reproach to our neighbors,
A scorn and a derision to those all around us.
14 (P)You make us a byword among the nations,
(Q)A shaking of the head among the peoples.
15 My dishonor is continually before me,
And the shame of my face has covered me,
16 Because of the voice of him who reproaches and reviles,
(R)Because of the enemy and the avenger.
17 (S)All this has come upon us;
But we have not forgotten You,
Nor have we dealt falsely with Your covenant.
18 Our heart has not turned back,
(T)Nor have our steps departed from Your way;
19 But You have severely broken us in (U)the place of jackals,
And covered us (V)with the shadow of death.
20 If we had forgotten the name of our God,
Or (W)stretched[f] out our hands to a foreign god,
21 (X)Would not God search this out?
For He knows the secrets of the heart.
22 (Y)Yet for Your sake we are killed all day long;
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
23 (Z)Awake! Why do You sleep, O Lord?
Arise! Do not cast us off forever.
24 (AA)Why do You hide Your face,
And forget our affliction and our oppression?
25 For (AB)our soul is bowed down to the [g]dust;
Our body clings to the ground.
26 Arise for our help,
And redeem us for Your mercies’ sake.
Footnotes
- Psalm 44:1 Heb. Maschil
- Psalm 44:2 Gentiles, heathen
- Psalm 44:4 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Vg. and my God
- Psalm 44:4 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. Who commands
- Psalm 44:10 plunder
- Psalm 44:20 Worshiped
- Psalm 44:25 Ground, in humiliation
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