Psalms 44:16-24
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 44
16Because of the voice of one who taunts and reviles, Because of the presence of the enemy and the avenger. 17All this has come upon us, but we have not forgotten You, And we have not dealt falsely with Your covenant. 18Our heart has not turned back, And our steps have not deviated from Your way, 19Yet You have crushed us in a place of jackals And covered us with deep darkness. 20If we had forgotten the name of our God Or extended our hands to a strange god, 21Would God not find this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart. 22But for Your sake we are killed all day long; We are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered. 23Wake Yourself up, why do You sleep, Lord? Awake, do not reject us forever. 24Why do You hide Your face And forget our affliction and oppression?King James Version
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 44
16because of the taunts of the scorner and reviler, because of the enemy and avenger. 17All this has happened to us, but we have not forgotten you or betrayed your covenant. 18Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from your path. 19But you have crushed us in a haunt of jackals and have covered us with deepest darkness. 20If we had forgotten the name of our God and spread out our hands to a foreign god, 21wouldn’t God have found this out, since he knows the secrets of the heart?New Living Translation
17All this has happened though we have not forgotten you. We have not violated your covenant.
18Our hearts have not deserted you. We have not strayed from your path.
19Yet you have crushed us in the jackal’s desert home. You have covered us with darkness and death.
20If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread our hands in prayer to foreign gods,
21God would surely have known it, for he knows the secrets of every heart.
22But for your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.
English Standard Version
Chapter 44
16at the sound of the taunter and reviler, at the sight of the enemy and the avenger. 17 All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten you, and we have not been false to your covenant. 18Our heart has not turned back, nor have our steps departed from your way; 19yet you have broken us in the place of jackals and covered us with the shadow of death. 20If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god, 21 would not God discover this? For he knows the secrets of the heart. 22Yet for your sake we are killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered. 23 Awake! Why are you sleeping, O Lord? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever! 24Why do you hide your face? Why do you forget our affliction and oppression?New International Version
Chapter 44
16at the taunts of those who reproach and revile me, because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge. 17All this came upon us, though we had not forgotten you; we had not been false to your covenant. 18Our hearts had not turned back; our feet had not strayed from your path.
19But you crushed us and made us a haunt for jackals; you covered us over with deep darkness.
20If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
21would not God have discovered it, since he knows the secrets of the heart?
New King James Version
