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
Psalm 44
English Standard Version
Come to Our Help
To the choirmaster. (A)A Maskil[a] of the Sons of Korah.
44 O God, we have heard with our ears,
(B)our fathers have told us,
what deeds you performed in their days,
(C)in the days of old:
2 you with your own hand (D)drove out the nations,
but (E)them you planted;
you afflicted the peoples,
but (F)them you set free;
3 for not (G)by their own sword did they win the land,
nor did their own arm save them,
but your right hand and your arm,
and (H)the light of your face,
(I)for you delighted in them.
4 (J)You are my King, O God;
(K)ordain salvation for Jacob!
5 Through you we (L)push down our foes;
through your name we (M)tread down those who rise up against us.
6 For not in (N)my bow do I trust,
nor can my sword save me.
7 But you have saved us from our foes
and have (O)put to shame those who hate us.
8 (P)In God we have boasted continually,
and we will give thanks to your name forever. Selah
9 But you have (Q)rejected us and disgraced us
and (R)have not gone out with our armies.
10 You have made us (S)turn back from the foe,
and those who hate us have gotten spoil.
11 You have made us like (T)sheep for slaughter
and have (U)scattered us among the nations.
12 (V)You have sold your people for a trifle,
demanding no high price for them.
13 You have made us (W)the taunt of our neighbors,
the derision and (X)scorn of those around us.
14 You have made us (Y)a byword among the nations,
(Z)a laughingstock[b] among the peoples.
15 All day long my disgrace is before me,
and (AA)shame has covered my face
16 at the sound of the taunter and reviler,
at the sight of (AB)the enemy and the avenger.
17 (AC)All this has come upon us,
though we have not forgotten you,
and we have not been false to your covenant.
18 Our heart has not turned back,
nor have our (AD)steps (AE)departed from your way;
19 yet you have (AF)broken us in the place of (AG)jackals
and covered us with (AH)the shadow of death.
20 If we had forgotten the name of our God
or (AI)spread out our hands to (AJ)a foreign god,
21 (AK)would not God discover this?
(AL)For he knows the secrets of the heart.
22 Yet (AM)for your sake we are killed all the day long;
we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.
23 (AN)Awake! Why are you sleeping, O Lord?
Rouse yourself! (AO)Do not reject us forever!
24 Why (AP)do you hide your face?
Why do you forget our affliction and oppression?
25 For our (AQ)soul is bowed down to the dust;
our belly clings to the ground.
26 Rise up; (AR)come to our help!
(AS)Redeem us for the sake of your steadfast love!
Footnotes
- Psalm 44:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
- Psalm 44:14 Hebrew a shaking of the head
Salmos 44
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Al director musical. Masquil de los hijos de Coré.
44 Oh Dios, nuestros oídos han oído
y nuestros padres nos han contado
las proezas que realizaste en sus días,
en aquellos tiempos pasados:
2 Con tu mano echaste fuera a las naciones
y en su lugar estableciste a nuestros padres;
aplastaste a aquellos pueblos,
y a nuestros padres los hiciste prosperar.[a]
3 Porque no fue su espada la que conquistó la tierra,
ni fue su brazo el que les dio la victoria:
fue tu brazo, tu mano derecha;
fue la luz de tu rostro, porque tú los amabas.
4 Solo tú eres mi rey y mi Dios.
¡Decreta las victorias de Jacob!
5 Por ti derrotamos a nuestros enemigos;
en tu nombre aplastamos a nuestros agresores.
6 Yo no confío en mi arco,
ni puede mi espada darme la victoria;
7 tú nos das la victoria sobre nuestros enemigos,
y dejas en vergüenza a nuestros adversarios.
8 ¡Por siempre nos gloriaremos en Dios!
¡Por siempre alabaremos tu nombre! Selah
9 Pero ahora nos has rechazado y humillado;
ya no sales con nuestros ejércitos.
10 Nos hiciste retroceder ante el enemigo;
nos han saqueado nuestros adversarios.
11 Cual si fuéramos ovejas
nos has entregado para que nos devoren,
nos has dispersado entre las naciones.
12 Has vendido a tu pueblo muy barato,
y nada has ganado con su venta.
13 Nos has puesto en ridículo ante nuestros vecinos;
somos la burla y el escarnio de los que nos rodean.
14 Has hecho que seamos el hazmerreír de las naciones;
todos los pueblos se burlan de nosotros.
15 La ignominia no me deja un solo instante;
se me cae la cara de vergüenza
16 por las burlas de los que me injurian y me ultrajan,
por culpa del enemigo que está presto a la venganza.
17 Todo esto nos ha sucedido,
a pesar de que nunca te olvidamos
ni faltamos jamás a tu pacto.
18 No te hemos sido infieles,
ni nos hemos apartado de tu senda.
19 Pero tú nos arrojaste a una cueva de chacales;
¡nos envolviste en la más densa oscuridad!
20 Si hubiéramos olvidado el nombre de nuestro Dios,
o tendido nuestras manos a un dios extraño,
21 ¿acaso Dios no lo habría descubierto,
ya que él conoce los más íntimos secretos?
22 Por tu causa, siempre nos llevan a la muerte;
¡nos tratan como a ovejas para el matadero!
23 ¡Despierta, Señor! ¿Por qué duermes?
¡Levántate! No nos rechaces para siempre.
24 ¿Por qué escondes tu rostro
y te olvidas de nuestro sufrimiento y opresión?
25 Estamos abatidos hasta el polvo;
nuestro cuerpo se arrastra por el suelo.
26 Levántate, ven a ayudarnos,
y por tu gran amor, ¡rescátanos!
Footnotes
- 44:2 los hiciste prosperar. Lit. los arrojaste.
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