For the music director; by the Korahites, a well-written song.
44:1 O God, we have clearly heard;
our ancestors
what you did
in ancient times.
44:2 You, by your power,
you crushed
44:3 For they did not conquer
and they did not prevail by their strength,
but rather by your power,
for you were partial to
44:4 You are my
Decree
44:5 By your power
by your strength
44:6 For I do not trust in my bow,
and I do not prevail by my sword.
44:7 For you deliver
you humiliate
44:8 In God I boast all day long,
and we will continually give thanks to your name. (Selah)
44:9 But
You did not go into battle with our armies.
44:10 You made us retreat
Those who hate us take whatever they want from us.
44:11 You handed us
you scattered us among the nations.
44:12 You sold
you did not ask a high price for them.
44:13 You made us
those who live on our borders taunt and insult us.
44:14 You made us
foreigners treat us with contempt.
44:15 All day long I feel humiliated
and am overwhelmed with shame,
44:16 before the vindictive enemy
who ridicules and insults me.
44:17 All this has happened to us, even though we have not rejected you
or violated your covenant with us.
44:18 We have not been unfaithful,
nor have we disobeyed your commands.
44:19 Yet you have battered us, leaving us a heap of ruins overrun by wild dogs;
you have covered us with darkness.
44:20 If we had rejected our God,
and spread out our hands in prayer to another god,
44:21 would not God discover it,
for he knows
44:22 Yet because of you
we are treated like
44:23 Rouse yourself! Why do you sleep, O Lord?
Wake up!
44:24 Why do you look the other way,
and ignore
44:25 For we lie in the dirt,
with our bellies pressed to the ground.
44:26 Rise up and help us!
Rescue us
For the music director; according to the tune of “Lilies;”
45:1 My heart is stirred by a beautiful song.
I say, “I have composed this special song
my tongue is as skilled as the stylus of an experienced scribe.”
45:2 You are the most handsome of all men!
You speak in an impressive and fitting manner!
For this reason
45:3 Strap your sword to your thigh, O warrior!
Appear in your majestic splendor!
45:4 Appear in your majesty and be victorious!
Ride forth for the sake of what is right,
on behalf of justice!
Then your right hand will accomplish mighty acts!
45:5 Your arrows are sharp
and penetrate the hearts of the king’s enemies.
Nations fall at your feet.
45:6 Your throne,
The scepter
45:7 You love
For this reason God, your God
with the oil of joy,
45:8 All your garments are perfumed with
From the luxurious palaces
45:9 Princesses
your bride
45:10 Listen, O princess!
Observe and pay attention!
Forget your homeland
45:11 Then
After all, he is your master! Submit
45:12 Rich people from Tyre
will seek your favor by bringing a gift.
45:13 The princess
decked out in pearls and clothed in a brocade trimmed with gold.
45:14 In embroidered robes she is escorted to the king.
Her attendants, the maidens of honor who follow her,
are led before you.
45:15 They are bubbling with joy as they walk in procession
and enter the royal palace.
45:16 Your
you will make them princes throughout the land.
45:17 I will proclaim your greatness through the coming years,
then the nations will praise you