Loading…

Psalm 44:13–15

13  You have made us ythe taunt of our neighbors,

the derision and zscorn of those around us.

14  You have made us aa byword among the nations,

ba laughingstock2 among the peoples.

15  All day long my disgrace is before me,

and cshame has covered my face

Read more Explain verse



Psalm 44:13–15 — The New International Version (NIV)

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

Psalm 44:13–15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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,

Psalm 44:13–15 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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.

Psalm 44:13–15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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,

Psalm 44:13–15 — New Century Version (NCV)

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.

Psalm 44:13–15 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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,

Psalm 44:13–15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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,

Psalm 44:13–15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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 

Psalm 44:13–15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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,

Psalm 44:13–15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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

Psalm 44:13–15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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,

Psalm 44:13–15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

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

Psalm 44:13–15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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,


A service of Logos Bible Software