For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil.
1Wehaveheardwithour ears, O God, Our fathershavetold us, What work thou didstintheir days,Inthedaysofold. 2Thou didst driveoutthenationswiththy hand;Butthemthou didst plant: Thou didst afflictthepeoples;Butthemthou didst spread abroad. 3Fortheygat notthelandinpossessionH3423bytheirown sword, Neither didtheirownarmsavethem;Butthy righthandיָדְךָ֡ya.de.KhaH3027,andthinearm,andthelightofthy countenance,Becausethou wast favorable untothem. 4Thou artmyKing, OGod: CommanddeliveranceforJacob. 5Through theewillwe pushdownouradversaries: Through thy namewillwe treadthemunderthatriseupagainstus. 6ForIwillnot trustinmybow, Neithershallmysword saveme. 7Butthou hastsavedH3467usfromouradversaries,Andhastputthemtoshamethathateus. 8InGodhavewemadeourboastalltheday long,Andwewillgive thanks unto thy nameforever. [Selah 9Butnowthou hast castusoff,andbroughtustodishonor,Andgoest not forthwithourhosts. 10Thou makest ustoturnbackfromtheadversary;Andtheythathate ustakespoilforthemselves. 11Thou hastmadeuslikesheep appointedforfood,Andhast scatteredusamongthenations. 12Thou sellest thypeoplefornought,Andhast not increased thy wealthbytheirprice. 13Thou makestusareproachtoourneighbors,Ascoffingandaderisiontothemthatareround aboutus. 14Thou makestusabywordamongthenations,Ashakingoftheheadamongthepeoples. 15Alltheday longismydishonor beforeme,Andtheshameofmyface hath coveredme, 16Forthevoiceofhimthatreproachethandblasphemeth,Byreasonoftheenemyandtheavenger. 17All thisiscome uponus; yet have we not forgotten thee, Neither have we dealt falselyinthy covenant. 18Ourheartisnotturnedback,Neitherhaveoursteps declinedfromthyway, 19Thatthou hast sore brokenusintheplaceofjackals,Andcovereduswiththeshadowofdeath. 20IfwehaveforgottenthenameofourGod,Orspread forthourhandstoastrange god; 21WillnotGodH430searchthisout?Forheknoweththesecretsoftheheart. 22Yea,forthy sakearewekilledalltheday long;Weareaccountedassheepfortheslaughter. 23Awake,whysleepest thou, O Lord? Arise, castusnotoffforever. 24Wherefore hidest thou thy face,Andforgettestourafflictionandouroppression? 25Foroursoulisboweddowntothedust:Ourbody cleaveth untotheearth. 26Rise upforourhelp,Andredeemusforthy lovingkindness’ sake. Commentaries on Psalms 44
American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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