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.

3 E essa terra não foi pela sua força e capacidade que a ganharam,mas sim pelo teu poder, e porque tu olhaste para eles com simpatia e os favoreceste.

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 os fazer bater em retirada.

8 Por isso todo o tempo da nossa vidanos sentimos honrados pelo Deus que temos,e para sempre louvaremos o seu nome!

10 Permites que fujamos dos nossos inimigos,os quais invadem a nossa terra e a roubam.

11 Deixaste que fôssemos tratados como ovelhasdestinadas 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 tenhamos vergonha dos nossos vizinhos. Os que nos rodeiam desprezam-nos e fazem troça de nós.

14 O próprio nome de judeu se tornou como um motivo de injúriae de desonra entre os povos da terra,perante o qual as pessoas viram o rosto com antipatia.

15 Sou constantemente desprezado,escarnecem-me na cara.

16 Sou insultado e amaldiçoado pelos meus inimigos,que querem vingar-se.

17 E tudo isto nos acontece,apesar de não nos termos esquecido de ti,nem de termos violado o nosso acordo contigo.

18 O nosso coração não te abandonou;não nos desviámos do teu caminho.

19 De outra forma teríamos compreendido que nos castigassesnum deserto estéril, entre animais ferozes,e nos enviasses para a escuridão da morte.

20 Se nos tivéssemos esquecido do nosso Deus,e tivéssemos pedido auxílio a deuses estranhos, a ídolos,

21 Deus não o teria sabido? Com certeza que sim,pois que ele conhece os segredos de cada coração.

22 Mas não é o nosso caso. Antes por te amarmos, Senhor,enfrentamos ameaças de morte dia após dia. Somos como ovelhas esperando a matança.

23 alva-nos em nome da tua fidelidade.