1 To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah Maschil.
2 \44:1\It has come to our ears, O God, our fathers have given us the story, of the works which you did in their days, in the old times,
3 \44:2\Uprooting the nations with your hand, and planting our fathers in their place; cutting down the nations, but increasing the growth of your people.
4 \44:3\For they did not make the land theirs by their swords, and it was not their arms which kept them safe; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your face, because you had pleasure in them.
5 \44:4\You are my King and my God; ordering salvation for Jacob.
6 \44:5\Through you will we overcome our haters; by your name will they be crushed under our feet who are violent against us.
7 \44:6\I will not put faith in my bow, my sword will not be my salvation.
8 \44:7\But it is you who have been our saviour from those who were against us, and have put to shame those who had hate for us.
9 \44:8\Our pride is in God at all times, to his name we give praise for ever. (Selah.)
10 \44:9\But now you have sent us away from you, and put us to shame; you do not go out with our armies.
11 \44:10\Because of this we are turned back by the attacker: those who have hate for us take our goods for themselves.
12 \44:11\You have made us like sheep which are taken for meat; we are put to flight among the nations.
13 \44:12\You let your people go for nothing; your wealth is not increased by their price.
14 \44:13\You have made us to be looked down on by our neighbours, we are laughed at and shamed by those who are round about us.
15 \44:14\Our name is a word of shame among the nations, a sign for the shaking of heads among the peoples.
16 \44:15\My downfall is ever before me, and I am covered with the shame of my face;
17 \44:16\Because of the voice of him who says sharp and bitter words; because of the hater and him who is the instrument of punishment.
18 \44:17\All this has come on us, but still we have kept you in our memory; and we have not been false to your word.
19 \44:18\Our hearts have not gone back, and our steps have not been turned out of your way;
20 \44:19\Though you have let us be crushed in the place of jackals, though we are covered with darkest shade.
21 \44:20\If the name of our God has gone out of our minds, or if our hands have been stretched out to a strange god,
22 \44:21\Will not God make search for it? for he sees the secrets of the heart.
23 \44:22\Truly, because of you we are put to death every day; we are numbered like sheep for destruction.
24 \44:23\Why are you sleeping, O Lord? awake! and come to our help, do not give us up for ever.
25 \44:24\Why is your face covered, and why do you give no thought to our trouble and our cruel fate?
26 \44:25\For our souls are crushed down to the dust: our bodies are stretched out on the earth.
27 \44:26\Up! and come to our help, and give us salvation because of your mercy.
1 神啊！ 你在古时， 在我们列祖的日子所作的事， 我们亲耳听见了， 我们的列祖也给我们述说过。
2 你曾亲手把列国赶出去， 却栽培了我们的列祖； 你曾苦待众民， 却使我们的列祖昌盛。
3 因为他们取得那地， 不是靠自己的刀剑； 他们得胜， 也不是靠自己的膀臂； 而是靠你的右手、你的膀臂和你脸上的光， 因为你喜悦他们。
4 神啊！ 你是我的王； 求你出令， 使雅各得胜。
5 我们靠着你， 必打倒我们的敌人； 靠着你的名， 必践踏那些起来攻击我们的。
6 因为我不是倚靠我的弓， 我的刀剑也不能使我得胜。
7 但你使我们胜过了我们的敌人， 使憎恨我们的人都羞愧。
8 我们整天因 神夸耀， 我们要永远称赞你的名。（细拉）
9 现在， 你却弃绝我们， 使我们受辱， 不再和我们的军队一同出征。
10 你使我们在敌人面前转身后退； 憎恨我们的人都任意抢掠。
11 你使我们像给人宰吃的羊， 把我们分散在列国中。
12 你把你的子民廉价出售； 他们的售价并没有使你得到利益。
13 你使我们成为邻居的羞辱， 成为我们四周的人讥笑和讽刺的对象。
14 你使我们在列国中成为话柄， 在万民中使人摇头。
15 我的羞辱整天在我面前， 我脸上的羞愧把我遮盖了；
16 都因那辱骂和毁谤的人的声音， 并因仇敌和报仇者的缘故。
17 这一切临到我们身上， 我们却没有忘记你， 也没有违背你的约。
18 我们的心没有退后， 我们的脚步也没有偏离你的路。
19 但你竟在野狗之地把我们压伤了， 又以死亡的阴影笼罩我们。
20 如果我们忘记了我们 神的名， 或是向别神伸手祷告；
21 神不会查究这事吗？因为他知道人心的隐秘。
22 为你的缘故， 我们终日被置于死地； 人看我们如同将宰的羊。
23 主啊！ 求你醒来， 为什么还睡着呢？求你起来， 不要永远弃绝我们。
24 你为什么掩面， 忘记了我们的苦难和压迫呢？
25 我们俯伏在尘土之上； 我们的身体紧贴地面。
26 求你起来帮助我们， 为了你慈爱的缘故救赎我们。