(KJV) Psalm 44¹

⥃Redeem Us, O God ^{[ Romans 8:35–39 ]}

To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil.

[1] We have heard² with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, [what] work thou didst in their days, in the times³ of old. [2] [How] thou didst drive out⁴ the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; [how] thou didst afflict⁵ the people, and cast them out. [3] For⁶ they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right⁷ hand, and thine arm, and the light⁸ of thy countenance, because⁹ thou hadst a favour unto them. [4] Thou art my King¹⁰, O God: command¹¹ deliverances for Jacob. [5] Through thee¹² will we push¹³ down our enemies: through thy name will we tread¹⁴ them under that rise up against us. [6] For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.¹⁵ [7] But¹⁶ thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them¹⁷ to shame that hated us. [8] In God¹⁸ we boast all the day long, and praise¹⁹ thy name for ever. Selah. [9] But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.²⁰ [10] Thou²¹ makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil²² for themselves. [11] Thou hast given²³ us like sheep [appointed] for meat²⁴; and hast scattered²⁵ us among the heathen. [12] Thou sellest²⁶ thy people for nought²⁷, and dost not increase²⁸ [thy wealth] by their price. [13] Thou makest²⁹ us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn³⁰ and a derision to them that are round about us. [14] Thou makest us a byword³¹ among the heathen, a shaking³² of the head among the people. [15] My confusion³³ [is] continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered³⁴ me, [16] For the³⁵ voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy³⁶ and avenger. [17] All this³⁷ is come upon us; yet³⁸ have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt³⁹ falsely in thy covenant. [18] Our heart⁴⁰ is not turned back, neither have⁴¹ our steps⁴² declined from thy way; [19] Though⁴³ thou hast sore broken us in the⁴⁴ place of dragons, and covered us with the⁴⁵ shadow of death. [20] If we⁴⁶ have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched⁴⁷ out our hands to a strange god; [21] Shall⁴⁸ not God search this out? for he knoweth⁴⁹ the secrets of the heart. [22] Yea⁵⁰, for thy sake are we killed⁵¹ all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter. [23] Awake⁵², why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast⁵³ [us] not off for ever. [24] Wherefore⁵⁴ hidest thou thy face, [and] forgettest⁵⁵ our affliction and our oppression? [25] For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.⁵⁶ [26] Arise for our help⁵⁷, and redeem⁵⁸ us for thy mercies’ sake.