Psalm 44:14–17

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.