Old Testament · Poetry and wisdom
Psalms chapter 44
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, we’ve heard it with our own ears—
our told us the story
of what you did in their days,
in the ancient times.With your own hand you
and our people instead;
you crushed peoples
and made room for us to spread.It wasn’t their swords that won the land,
it wasn’t their own strength that saved them—
it was your , your arm,
,
because you .You are my , God—
command victories for ’s people.Through you we push back our enemies;
through we trample those who rise against us.I don’t trust my bow;
my sword won’t save me.But you—you save us from our enemies;
you put to shame everyone who hates us.In God we all day long,
and we will praise your name forever.
.But now—you’ve us, humiliated us.
You no longer march out with our armies.You made us retreat before the enemy,
and those who hate us plunder us at will.You handed us over like ,
.You your people for nothing—
you didn’t even profit from the deal.You made us a to our neighbors,
mocked and ridiculed by everyone around us.You made us a among the nations,
people shake their heads at us.All day long my stares me in the face,
and shame covers me completely—because of the voice of the one who taunts and insults,
because of the enemy bent on revenge.All of this crashed down on us,
but we never forgot you.
We never betrayed your .Our hearts never turned away;
our feet never strayed from your .Yet you crushed us in a
and covered us in .If we had forgotten the name of our God
or to a —wouldn’t God find out?
He knows every .Yet we face death all day long;
we are counted as .! Why are you sleeping, ?
Get up! Don’t reject us forever.Why do you ?
Why do you forget our and oppression?We are ;
our bodies pressed to the ground.—come help us!
us because of your .