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
O Livro
Cântico didático dos descendentes de Coré. Para o diretor do coro.
44 Ó Deus, temos ouvido dos gloriosos milagres
que realizaste nos tempos antigos;
os nossos antepassados contaram-nos
2 como arrancaste as nações pagãs desta terra.
Como estabeleceste o teu povo aqui;
castigaste esses povos sem Deus
e espalhaste Israel por toda a terra.
3 Não foi pela sua força ou capacidade
que ganharam essa terra, mas pelo poder da tua mão direita,
o teu braço e o fulgor da tua face, com que os favoreceste.
4 Tu és o meu Rei e o meu Deus;
ordena que o teu povo tenha vitórias.
5 Por ti venceremos os nossos inimigos
e pelo teu nome os esmagaremos.
6 Eu não confio nas minhas armas;
elas nunca me poderiam salvar.
7 Só tu podes livrar-nos dos nossos adversários
e fazê-los bater em retirada.
8 Por isso, durante todo o tempo da nossa vida,
sentimo-nos honrados pelo Deus que temos,
e todo o dia louvaremos o teu nome! (Pausa)
9 Apesar disso, parece-nos que,
por algum tempo, nos puseste de lado,
e já não nos acompanhas nas nossas lutas.
10 Permites que fujamos dos nossos inimigos,
os quais invadem a nossa terra e a saqueiam.
11 Deixaste que fôssemos tratados como ovelhas,
destinadas ao matadouro,
e espalhaste-nos entre as nações do mundo.
12 Vendeste o teu povo por uma bagatela;
não nos deste valor nenhum.
13 Fazes com que sejamos a vergonha dos nossos vizinhos;
os que nos rodeiam desprezam-nos e troçam de nós.
14 O próprio nome de judeu se tornou motivo de injúria
e desonra entre os povos da Terra;
as pessoas viram o rosto com antipatia.
15 Sou constantemente desprezado;
escarnecem na minha cara.
16 Sou insultado e amaldiçoado pelos meus inimigos
que querem vingar-se de mim.
17 Tudo isto nos acontece,
apesar de não nos termos esquecido de ti,
nem termos violado a aliança que tínhamos contigo.
18 O nosso coração não te abandonou;
não nos desviámos do teu caminho.
19 De outra forma, teríamos compreendido que nos castigasses,
num deserto estéril, entre chacais,
e nos enviasses para a escuridão da morte.
20 Se nos tivéssemos esquecido do nosso Deus,
e tivéssemos pedido auxílio a deuses estranhos,
21 Deus não o teria sabido? Com certeza que sim!
Ele conhece os segredos de cada coração.
22 Mas não é o caso; antes por amor a ti, Senhor,
enfrentamos a morte em qualquer momento;
somos como ovelhas a ser abatidas no matadouro.
23 Desperta, não durmas, Senhor! Acorda!
Não nos abandones tanto tempo!
24 Porque nos voltas as costas?
Porque fechas os olhos à nossa tristeza e opressão?
25 Temos a alma abatida até ao pó da terra
e o corpo curvado até ao chão.
26 Levanta-te em nosso auxílio, Senhor,
e salva-nos pelo teu grande amor!
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