Psalms

A collection of songs and prayers expressing a wide range of emotions and thoughts on faith.

Chapter 44

KJV: We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

Geneva: To him that excelleth. A Psalme to giue instruction, committed to the sonnes of Korah. Wee haue heard with our eares, O God: our fathers haue tolde vs the workes, that thou hast done in their dayes, in the olde time:

KJV: How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.

Geneva: Howe thou hast driuen out the heathen with thine hand, & planted them: how thou hast destroyed the people, & caused them to grow.

KJV: For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

Geneva: For they inherited not the lande by their owne sworde, neither did their owne arme saue them: but thy right hand, and thine arme and the light of thy countenance, because thou didest fauour them.

KJV: Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.

Geneva: Thou art my King, O God: send helpe vnto Iaakob.

KJV: Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

Geneva: Through thee haue we thrust backe our aduersaries: by thy Name haue we troden downe them that rose vp against vs.

KJV: For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.

Geneva: For I do not trust in my bowe, neither can my sworde saue me.

KJV: But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.

Geneva: But thou hast saued vs from our aduersaries, and hast put them to confusion that hate vs.

KJV: In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.

Geneva: Therefore will wee praise God continually, and will confesse thy Name for euer. Selah.

KJV: But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.

Geneva: But now thou art farre off, and puttest vs to confusion, and goest not forth with our armies.

KJV: Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.

Geneva: Thou makest vs to turne backe fro the aduersary, & they, which hate vs, spoile for theselues.

KJV: Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.

Geneva: Thou giuest vs as sheepe to bee eaten, and doest scatter vs among the nations.

KJV: Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.

Geneva: Thou sellest thy people without gaine, and doest not increase their price.

KJV: Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

Geneva: Thou makest vs a reproche to our neighbours, a iest and a laughing stocke to them that are round about vs.

KJV: Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.

Geneva: Thou makest vs a prouerbe among the nations, & a nodding of the head among the people.

KJV: My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

Geneva: My confusion is dayly before me, and the shame of my face hath couered me,

KJV: For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.

Geneva: For the voyce of the slaunderer and rebuker, for the enemie and auenger.

KJV: All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

Geneva: All this is come vpon vs, yet doe wee not forget thee, neither deale wee falsly concerning thy couenant.

KJV: Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;

Geneva: Our heart is not turned backe: neither our steps gone out of thy paths,

KJV: Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.

Geneva: Albeit thou hast smitten vs downe into the place of dragons, and couered vs with the shadow of death.

KJV: If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;

Geneva: If wee haue forgotten the Name of our God, and holden vp our hands to a strange god,

KJV: Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Geneva: Shall not God searche this out? for hee knoweth the secrets of the heart.

KJV: Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

Geneva: Surely for thy sake are we slaine continually, & are counted as sheepe for the slaughter.

KJV: Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.

Geneva: Vp, why sleepest thou, O Lord? awake, be not farre off for euer.

KJV: Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

Geneva: Wherefore hidest thou thy face? and forgettest our miserie and our affliction?

KJV: For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.

Geneva: For our soule is beaten downe vnto the dust: our belly cleaueth vnto the ground.

KJV: Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake.

Geneva: Rise vp for our succour, and redeeme vs for thy mercies sake.

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