Psalms 44:1-10 ▼

1 For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.

2 With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.

3 For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.

4 You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob.

5 Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies.

6 For I do not trust in my bow, nor does my sword save me.

7 For You save us from our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame.

8 In God we have boasted all day long, and Your name we will praise forever. Selah

9 But You have rejected and humbled us; You no longer go forth with our armies.

10 You have made us retreat from the foe, and those who hate us have plundered us.