Psalm 44-45 New King James Version (NKJV)
Redemption Remembered in Present Dishonor
To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of the sons of Korah.

44 We have heard with our ears, O God,
Our fathers have told us,
The deeds You did in their days,
In days of old:
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You drove out the nations with Your hand,
But them You planted;
You afflicted the peoples, and cast them out.
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For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword,
Nor did their own arm save them;
But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance,
Because You favored them.

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You are my King, O God;
Command victories for Jacob.
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Through You we will push down our enemies;
Through Your name we will trample those who rise up against us.
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For I will not trust in my bow,
Nor shall my sword save me.
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But You have saved us from our enemies,
And have put to shame those who hated us.
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In God we boast all day long,
And praise Your name forever. Selah

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But You have cast us off and put us to shame,
And You do not go out with our armies.
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You make us turn back from the enemy,
And those who hate us have taken spoil for themselves.
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You have given us up like sheep intended for food,
And have scattered us among the nations.
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You sell Your people for next to nothing,
And are not enriched by selling them.

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You make us a reproach to our neighbors,
A scorn and a derision to those all around us.
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You make us a byword among the nations,
A shaking of the head among the peoples.
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My dishonor is continually before me,
And the shame of my face has covered me,
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Because of the voice of him who reproaches and reviles,
Because of the enemy and the avenger.

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All this has come upon us;
But we have not forgotten You,
Nor have we dealt falsely with Your covenant.
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Our heart has not turned back,
Nor have our steps departed from Your way;
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But You have severely broken us in the place of jackals,
And covered us with the shadow of death.

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If we had forgotten the name of our God,
Or stretched out our hands to a foreign god,
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Would not God search this out?
For He knows the secrets of the heart.
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Yet for Your sake we are killed all day long;
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

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Awake! Why do You sleep, O Lord?
Arise! Do not cast us off forever.
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Why do You hide Your face,
And forget our affliction and our oppression?
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For our soul is bowed down to the dust;
Our body clings to the ground.
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Arise for our help,
And redeem us for Your mercies’ sake.
The Glories of the Messiah and His Bride
To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.” A Contemplation of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love.

45 My heart is overflowing with a good theme;
I recite my composition concerning the King;
My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

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You are fairer than the sons of men;
Grace is poured upon Your lips;
Therefore God has blessed You forever.
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Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One,
With Your glory and Your majesty.
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And in Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness;
And Your right hand shall teach You awesome things.
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Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies;
The peoples fall under You.

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Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
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You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.
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All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia,
Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad.
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Kings’ daughters are among Your honorable women;
At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.

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Listen, O daughter,
Consider and incline your ear;
Forget your own people also, and your father’s house;
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So the King will greatly desire your beauty;
Because He is your Lord, worship Him.
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And the daughter of Tyre will come with a gift;
The rich among the people will seek your favor.

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The royal daughter is all glorious within the palace;
Her clothing is woven with gold.
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She shall be brought to the King in robes of many colors;
The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to You.
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With gladness and rejoicing they shall be brought;
They shall enter the King’s palace.

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Instead of Your fathers shall be Your sons,
Whom You shall make princes in all the earth.
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I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations;
Therefore the people shall praise You forever and ever.