Psalm 44:1-8

New American Standard Bible

Former Times of Help and Present Troubles.

For the music director. A ^[a]Maskil of the sons of Korah.

44 God, we have heard with our ears,
Our ^(A)fathers have told us
The ^(B)work that You did in their days,
In the ^(C)days of old.
²You with Your own hand ^(D)drove out the nations;
Then You ^(E)planted them;
You ^(F)afflicted the peoples,
Then You ^(G)let them go free.
³For by their own sword they ^(H)did not possess the land,
And their own arm did not save them,
But Your right hand and Your ^(I)arm and the ^(J)light of Your presence,
For You ^(K)favored them.

⁴You are ^(L)my King, God;
^(M)Command ^[b]victories for Jacob.
⁵Through You we will ^(N)push back our adversaries;
Through Your name we will ^(O)trample down those who rise up against us.
⁶For I will ^(P)not trust in my bow,
Nor will my sword save me.
⁷But You ^(Q)have saved us from our adversaries,
And You have ^(R)put to shame those who hate us.
⁸In God we have ^(S)boasted all day long,
And we will ^(T)give thanks to Your name forever. Selah