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Psalms Chapter 44
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1 For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. A contemplative psalm. We have heard with our ears, God; our fathers have told us what work you did in their days, in the days of old.
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2 You drove out the nations with your hand, but you planted them. You afflicted the peoples, but you spread them abroad.
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3 For they didn’t get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable to them.
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4 God, you are my King. Command victories for Jacob!
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5 Through you, we will push down our adversaries. Through your name, we will tread down those who rise up against us.
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6 For I will not trust in my bow, neither will my sword save me.
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7 But you have saved us from our adversaries, and have shamed those who hate us.
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8 In God we have made our boast all day long. We will give thanks to your name forever. Selah.
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9 But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor, and don’t go out with our armies.
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10 You make us turn back from the adversary. Those who hate us take plunder for themselves.
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11 You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.
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12 You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.
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13 You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.
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14 You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
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15 All day long my dishonor is before me, and shame covers my face,
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16 at the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.
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17 All this has come on us, yet we haven’t forgotten you. We haven’t been false to your covenant.
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18 Our heart has not turned back, neither have our steps strayed from your path,
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19 though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.
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20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or spread out our hands to a strange god,
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21 won’t God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
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22 Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.
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23 Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don’t reject us forever.
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24 Why do you hide your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?
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25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body clings to the earth.
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26 Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness’ sake.
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