Psalm 44:10–17

10 You made us retreat before the enemy,

and our adversaries have plundered us.

11 You gave us up to be devoured like sheep

and have scattered us among the nations.

12 You sold your people for a pittance,

gaining nothing from their sale.

13 You have made us a reproach to our neighbors,

the scorn and derision of those around us.

14 You have made us a byword among the nations;

the peoples shake their heads at us.

15 I live in disgrace all day long,

and my face is covered with shame

16 at the taunts of those who reproach and revile me,

because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.

17 All this came upon us,

though we had not forgotten you;

we had not been false to your covenant.

10 Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy:

And they which hate us spoil for themselves.

11 Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat;

And hast scattered us among the heathen.

12 Thou sellest thy people for nought,

And dost not increase thy wealth by their price.

13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours,

A scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

14 Thou makest us a byword among the heathen,

A shaking of the head among the people.

15 My confusion is continually before me,

And the shame of my face hath covered me,

16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth;

By reason of the enemy and avenger.

17 All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee,

Neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

10 You make us retreat from our enemies

and allow those who hate us to plunder our land.

11 You have butchered us like sheep

and scattered us among the nations.

12 You sold your precious people for a pittance,

making nothing on the sale.

13 You let our neighbors mock us.

We are an object of scorn and derision to those around us.

14 You have made us the butt of their jokes;

they shake their heads at us in scorn.

15 We can’t escape the constant humiliation;

shame is written across our faces.

16 All we hear are the taunts of our mockers.

All we see are our vengeful enemies.

17 All this has happened though we have not forgotten you.

We have not violated your covenant.

10 You make us turn back from the enemy,

And those who hate us have taken spoil for themselves.

11 You have given us up like sheep intended for food,

And have scattered us among the nations.

12 You sell Your people for next to nothing,

And are not enriched by selling them.

13 You make us a reproach to our neighbors,

A scorn and a derision to those all around us.

14 You make us a byword among the nations,

A shaking of the head among the peoples.

15 My dishonor is continually before me,

And the shame of my face has covered me,

16 Because of the voice of him who reproaches and reviles,

Because of the enemy and the avenger.

17 All this has come upon us;

But we have not forgotten You,

Nor have we dealt falsely with Your covenant.

10 You let our enemies push us back,

and those who hate us have taken our wealth.

11 You gave us away like sheep to be eaten

and have scattered us among the nations.

12 You sold your people for nothing

and made no profit on the sale.

13 You made us a joke to our neighbors;

those around us laugh and make fun of us.

14 You made us a joke to the other nations;

people shake their heads.

15 I am always in disgrace,

and I am covered with shame.

16 My enemy is getting even

with insults and curses.

17 All these things have happened to us,

but we have not forgotten you

or failed to keep our agreement with you.

10 Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary;

And they that hate us take spoil for themselves.

11 Thou hast made us like sheep appointed for food,

And hast scattered us among the nations.

12 Thou sellest thy people for nought,

And hast not increased thy wealth by their price.

13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbors,

A scoffing and a derision to them that are round about us.

14 Thou makest us a byword among the nations,

A shaking of the head among the peoples.

15 All the day long is my dishonor before me,

And the shame of my face hath covered me,

16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth,

By reason of the enemy and the avenger.

17 All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee,

Neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

10 Thou hast made us to turn back from the adversary, and they that hate us spoil for themselves; 11 Thou hast given us over like sheep appointed for meat, and hast scattered us among the nations; 12 Thou hast sold thy people for nought, and hast not increased thy wealth by their price; 13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a mockery and a derision for them that are round about us; 14 Thou makest us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples. 15 All the day my confusion is before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me, 16 Because of the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the avenger.

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

10 You make us retreat from the enemy. 

Those who hate us rob us at will. 

11 You hand us over to be butchered like sheep 

and scatter us among the nations. 

12 You sell your people for almost nothing, 

and at that price you have gained nothing. 

13 You made us a disgrace to our neighbors 

and an object of ridicule and contempt to those around us. 

14 You made our ⸤defeat⸥ a proverb among the nations 

so that people shake their heads at us. 

15 All day long my disgrace is in front of me. 

Shame covers my face 

16 because of the words of those who insult and slander us, 

because of the presence of the enemy and the avenger. 

17 Although all of this happened to us, 

we never forgot you. 

We never ignored your promise.

10 You make us retreat from the foe,

and those who hate us

have taken plunder for themselves.

11 You hand us over to be eaten like sheep

and scatter us among the nations.

12 You sell Your people for nothing;

You make no profit from selling them.

13 You make us an object of reproach to our neighbors,

a source of mockery and ridicule to those around us.

14 You make us a joke among the nations,

a laughingstock among the peoples.

15 My disgrace is before me all day long,

and shame has covered my face,

16 because of the voice of the scorner and reviler,

because of the enemy and avenger.

17 All this has happened to us,

but we have not forgotten You

or betrayed Your covenant.

10 You made us turn back from the foe,

and our enemies have gotten spoil.

11 You have made us like sheep for slaughter

and have scattered us among the nations.

12 You have sold your people for a trifle,

demanding no high price for them.

13 You have made us the taunt of our neighbors,

the derision and scorn of those around us.

14 You have made us a byword among the nations,

a laughingstock among the peoples.

15 All day long my disgrace is before me,

and shame has covered my face

16 at the words of the taunters and revilers,

at the sight of the enemy and the avenger.

17 All this has come upon us,

yet we have not forgotten you

or been false to your covenant.

10 You have caused us to pull back from the enemy,

and so those who hate us have plundered for themselves.

11 You have given us as sheep for food,

and among the nations you have scattered us.

12 You have sold your people cheaply,

and did not profit by their price.

13 You have made us a taunt to our neighbors,

a derision and a scorn to those around us.

14 You have made us a byword among the nations,

a shaking of the head among the peoples.

15 All day long my disgrace is before me,

and the shame of my face covers me,

16 because of the voice of the taunter and the reviler,

because of the enemy and the avenger.

17 All this has befallen us, though we have not forgotten you,

and we have not been false to your covenant.

10 You made us turn and run from our enemies.

They have taken what belongs to us.

11 You handed us over to be eaten up like sheep.

You have scattered us among the nations.

12 You sold your people for very little.

You didn’t gain anything when you sold them.

13 You have made us something that our neighbors laugh at.

Those who live around us make fun of us and tease us.

14 The nations make jokes about us.

They shake their heads at us.

15 All day long I am reminded of my shame.

My face is covered with it

16 because of those who laugh at me and attack me with their words.

They want to get even with me.

17 All of this happened to us,

even though we had not forgotten you.

We had been true to the covenant you made with us.

10 You cause us to turn back from the adversary;

And those who hate us have taken spoil for themselves.

11 You give us as sheep to be eaten

And have scattered us among the nations.

12 You sell Your people cheaply,

And have not profited by their sale.

13 You make us a reproach to our neighbors,

A scoffing and a derision to those around us.

14 You make us a byword among the nations,

A laughingstock among the peoples.

15 All day long my dishonor is before me

And my humiliation has overwhelmed me,

16 Because of the voice of him who reproaches and reviles,

Because of the presence of the enemy and the avenger.

17 All this has come upon us, but we have not forgotten You,

And we have not dealt falsely with Your covenant.