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Psalms 44:1
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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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Psalms 44:2
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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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Psalms 44:3
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For they didn't get the land in possession by their own sword, Neither did their own arm save them; But your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your face, Because you were favorable to them.
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Psalms 44:4
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You are my King, God. Command victories for Ya`akov!
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Psalms 44:5
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Through you, will we push down our adversaries. Through your name, will we tread them under who rise up against us.
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Psalms 44:6
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For I will not trust in my bow, Neither shall my sword save me.
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Psalms 44:7
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But you have saved us from our adversaries, And have shamed those who hate us.
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Psalms 44:8
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In God we have made our boast all day long, We will give thanks to your name forever. Selah.
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Psalms 44:9
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But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor, And don't go out with our armies.
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Psalms 44:10
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You make us turn back from the adversary. Those who hate us take spoil for themselves.
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Psalms 44:11
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You have made us like sheep for food, And have scattered us among the nations.
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Psalms 44:12
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You sell your people for nothing, And have gained nothing from their sale.
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Psalms 44:13
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You make us a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.
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Psalms 44:14
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You make us a byword among the nations, A shaking of the head among the peoples.
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Psalms 44:15
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All day long my dishonor is before me, And shame covers my face,
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Psalms 44:16
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At the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, Because of the enemy and the avenger.
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Psalms 44:17
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All this has come on us, Yet have we not forgotten you, Neither have we been false to your covenant.
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Psalms 44:18
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Our heart has not turned back, Neither have our steps strayed from your path,
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Psalms 44:19
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Though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, And covered us with the shadow of death.
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Psalms 44:20
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If we have forgotten the name of our God, Or spread forth our hands to a strange god;
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Psalms 44:21
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Won't God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
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Psalms 44:22
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Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.
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Psalms 44:23
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Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don't reject us forever.
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Psalms 44:24
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Why do you hide your face, And forget our affliction and our oppression?
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Psalms 44:25
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For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body cleaves to the earth.
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Psalms 44:26
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Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness' sake. Psalm 45 For the Chief Musician. Set to "The Lilies." A maskil by the sons of Korach. A wedding song.
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