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44:1  (A special psalm by the clan of Korah and for the music leader.) Our God, our ancestors told us what wonders you worked and we listened carefully.
44:2  You chased off the nations by causing them trouble with your powerful arm. Then you let our ancestors take over their land.
44:3  Their strength and weapons were not what won the land and gave them victory! You loved them and fought with your powerful arm and your shining glory.
44:4  You are my God and King, and you give victory to the people of Jacob.
44:5  By your great power, we knocked our enemies down and trampled on them.
44:6  I don't depend on my arrows or my sword to save me.
44:7  But you saved us from our hateful enemies, and you put them to shame.
44:8  We boast about you, our God, and we are always grateful.
44:9  But now you have rejected us; you don't lead us into battle, and we look foolish.
44:10  You made us retreat, and our enemies have taken everything we own.
44:11  You let us be slaughtered like sheep, and you scattered us among the nations.
44:12  You sold your people for little or nothing, and you earned no profit.
44:13  You made us look foolish to our neighbors; people who live nearby insult us and sneer.
44:14  Foreigners joke about us and shake their heads.
44:15  I am embarrassed every day, and I blush with shame.
44:16  But others mock and sneer, as they watch my enemies take revenge on me.
44:17  All this happened to us, though we didn't forget you or break our agreement.
44:18  We always kept you in mind and followed your teaching.
44:19  But you crushed us, and you covered us with deepest darkness where wild animals live.
44:20  We did not forget you or lift our hands in prayer to foreign gods.
44:21  You would have known it because you discover every secret thought.
44:22  We face death all day for you. We are like sheep on their way to be slaughtered.
44:23  Wake up! Do something, Lord! Why are you sleeping? Don't desert us forever.
44:24  Why do you keep looking away? Don't forget our sufferings and all our troubles.
44:25  We are flat on the ground, holding on to the dust.
44:26  Do something! Help us! Show how kind you are and come to our rescue.