1 Al Músico principal: de los hijos de Coré: Masquil. OH Dios, con nuestros oídos hemos oído, nuestros padres nos han contado, La obra que hiciste en sus días, en los tiempos antiguos.
2 Tú con tu mano echaste las gentes, y los plantaste á ellos; Afligiste los pueblos, y los arrojaste.
3 Porque no se apoderaron de la tierra por su espada, Ni su brazo los libró; Sino tu diestra, y tu brazo, y la luz de tu rostro, Porque te complaciste en ellos.
4 Tú, oh Dios, eres mi rey: Manda saludes á Jacob.
5 Por medio de ti sacudiremos á nuestros enemigos: En tu nombre atropellaremos á nuestros adversarios.
6 Porque no confiaré en mi arco, Ni mi espada me salvará.
7 Pues tú nos has guardado de nuestros enemigos, Y has avergonzado á los que nos aborrecían.
8 En Dios nos gloriaremos todo tiempo, Y para siempre loaremos tu nombre. (Selah.)
9 Empero nos has desechado, y nos has hecho avergonzar; Y no sales en nuestros ejércitos.
10 Nos hiciste retroceder del enemigo, Y saqueáron nos para sí los que nos aborrecían.
11 Pusístenos como á ovejas para comida, Y esparcístenos entre las gentes.
12 Has vendido tu pueblo de balde, Y no pujaste en sus precios.
13 Pusístenos por vergüenza á nuestros vecinos, Por escarnio y por burla á los que nos rodean.
14 Pusístenos por proverbio entre las gentes, Por movimiento de cabeza en los pueblos.
15 Cada día mi vergüenza está delante de mí, Y cúbreme la confusión de mi rostro,
16 Por la voz del que me vitupera y deshonra, Por razón del enemigo y del que se venga.
17 Todo esto nos ha venido, y no nos hemos olvidado de ti; Y no hemos faltado á tu pacto.
18 No se ha vuelto atrás nuestro corazón, Ni tampoco se han apartado nuestros pasos de tus caminos.
19 Cuando nos quebrantaste en el lugar de los dragones, Y nos cubriste con sombra de muerte,
20 Si nos hubiésemos olvidado del nombre de nuestro Dios, O alzado nuestras manos á dios ajeno,
21 ¿No demandaría Dios esto? Porque él conoce los secretos del corazón.
22 Empero por tu causa nos matan cada día; Somos tenidos como ovejas para el matadero.
23 Despierta; ¿por qué duermes, Señor? Despierta, no te alejes para siempre.
24 ¿Por qué escondes tu rostro, Y te olvidas de nuestra aflicción, y de la opresión nuestra?
25 Porque nuestra alma está agobiada hasta el polvo: Nuestro vientre está pegado con la tierra.
26 Levántate para ayudarnos, Y redímenos por tu misericordia.
1 To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah Maschil.
2 \44:1\It has come to our ears, O God, our fathers have given us the story, of the works which you did in their days, in the old times,
3 \44:2\Uprooting the nations with your hand, and planting our fathers in their place; cutting down the nations, but increasing the growth of your people.
4 \44:3\For they did not make the land theirs by their swords, and it was not their arms which kept them safe; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your face, because you had pleasure in them.
5 \44:4\You are my King and my God; ordering salvation for Jacob.
6 \44:5\Through you will we overcome our haters; by your name will they be crushed under our feet who are violent against us.
7 \44:6\I will not put faith in my bow, my sword will not be my salvation.
8 \44:7\But it is you who have been our saviour from those who were against us, and have put to shame those who had hate for us.
9 \44:8\Our pride is in God at all times, to his name we give praise for ever. (Selah.)
10 \44:9\But now you have sent us away from you, and put us to shame; you do not go out with our armies.
11 \44:10\Because of this we are turned back by the attacker: those who have hate for us take our goods for themselves.
12 \44:11\You have made us like sheep which are taken for meat; we are put to flight among the nations.
13 \44:12\You let your people go for nothing; your wealth is not increased by their price.
14 \44:13\You have made us to be looked down on by our neighbours, we are laughed at and shamed by those who are round about us.
15 \44:14\Our name is a word of shame among the nations, a sign for the shaking of heads among the peoples.
16 \44:15\My downfall is ever before me, and I am covered with the shame of my face;
17 \44:16\Because of the voice of him who says sharp and bitter words; because of the hater and him who is the instrument of punishment.
18 \44:17\All this has come on us, but still we have kept you in our memory; and we have not been false to your word.
19 \44:18\Our hearts have not gone back, and our steps have not been turned out of your way;
20 \44:19\Though you have let us be crushed in the place of jackals, though we are covered with darkest shade.
21 \44:20\If the name of our God has gone out of our minds, or if our hands have been stretched out to a strange god,
22 \44:21\Will not God make search for it? for he sees the secrets of the heart.
23 \44:22\Truly, because of you we are put to death every day; we are numbered like sheep for destruction.
24 \44:23\Why are you sleeping, O Lord? awake! and come to our help, do not give us up for ever.
25 \44:24\Why is your face covered, and why do you give no thought to our trouble and our cruel fate?
26 \44:25\For our souls are crushed down to the dust: our bodies are stretched out on the earth.
27 \44:26\Up! and come to our help, and give us salvation because of your mercy.