To the Chief Musician. A Contemplationfn of the sons of Korah.
We have heard with our ears, O God,
Our fathers have told us,
The deeds You did in their days,
In days of old:
Psa 44:2
You drove out the nations with Your hand,
But them You planted;
You afflicted the peoples, and cast them out.
Psa 44:3
For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword,
Nor did their own arm save them;
But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance,
Because You favored them.
Psa 44:4
You are my King, O God;fn
Commandfn victories for Jacob.
Psa 44:5
Through You we will push down our enemies;
Through Your name we will trample those who rise up against us.
Psa 44:6
For I will not trust in my bow,
Nor shall my sword save me.
Psa 44:7
But You have saved us from our enemies,
And have put to shame those who hated us.
Psa 44:8
In God we boast all day long,
And praise Your name forever. Selah
Psa 44:9
But You have cast us off and put us to shame,
And You do not go out with our armies.
Psa 44:10
You make us turn back from the enemy,
And those who hate us have taken spoil for themselves.
Psa 44:11
You have given us up like sheep intended for food,
And have scattered us among the nations.
Psa 44:12
You sell Your people for next to nothing,
And are not enriched by selling them.
Psa 44:13
You make us a reproach to our neighbors,
A scorn and a derision to those all around us.
Psa 44:14
You make us a byword among the nations,
A shaking of the head among the peoples.
Psa 44:15
My dishonor is continually before me,
And the shame of my face has covered me,
Psa 44:16
Because of the voice of him who reproaches and reviles,
Because of the enemy and the avenger.
Psa 44:17
All this has come upon us;
But we have not forgotten You,
Nor have we dealt falsely with Your covenant.
Psa 44:18
Our heart has not turned back,
Nor have our steps departed from Your way;
Psa 44:19
But You have severely broken us in the place of jackals,
And covered us with the shadow of death.
Psa 44:20
If we had forgotten the name of our God,
Or stretched out our hands to a foreign god,
Psa 44:21
Would not God search this out?
For He knows the secrets of the heart.
Psa 44:22
Yet for Your sake we are killed all day long;
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
Psa 44:23
Awake! Why do You sleep, O Lord?
Arise! Do not cast us off forever.
Psa 44:24
Why do You hide Your face,
And forget our affliction and our oppression?
Psa 44:25
For our soul is bowed down to the dust;
Our body clings to the ground.
Psa 44:26
Arise for our help,
And redeem us for Your mercies’ sake.
We have heard with our ears, O God,
Our fathers have told us,
The deeds You did in their days,
In days of old:
Psa 44:2
You drove out the nations with Your hand,
But them You planted;
You afflicted the peoples, and cast them out.
Psa 44:3
For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword,
Nor did their own arm save them;
But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance,
Because You favored them.
Psa 44:4
You are my King, O God;fn
Commandfn victories for Jacob.
Psa 44:5
Through You we will push down our enemies;
Through Your name we will trample those who rise up against us.
Psa 44:6
For I will not trust in my bow,
Nor shall my sword save me.
Psa 44:7
But You have saved us from our enemies,
And have put to shame those who hated us.
Psa 44:8
In God we boast all day long,
And praise Your name forever. Selah
Psa 44:9
But You have cast us off and put us to shame,
And You do not go out with our armies.
Psa 44:10
You make us turn back from the enemy,
And those who hate us have taken spoil for themselves.
Psa 44:11
You have given us up like sheep intended for food,
And have scattered us among the nations.
Psa 44:12
You sell Your people for next to nothing,
And are not enriched by selling them.
Psa 44:13
You make us a reproach to our neighbors,
A scorn and a derision to those all around us.
Psa 44:14
You make us a byword among the nations,
A shaking of the head among the peoples.
Psa 44:15
My dishonor is continually before me,
And the shame of my face has covered me,
Psa 44:16
Because of the voice of him who reproaches and reviles,
Because of the enemy and the avenger.
Psa 44:17
All this has come upon us;
But we have not forgotten You,
Nor have we dealt falsely with Your covenant.
Psa 44:18
Our heart has not turned back,
Nor have our steps departed from Your way;
Psa 44:19
But You have severely broken us in the place of jackals,
And covered us with the shadow of death.
Psa 44:20
If we had forgotten the name of our God,
Or stretched out our hands to a foreign god,
Psa 44:21
Would not God search this out?
For He knows the secrets of the heart.
Psa 44:22
Yet for Your sake we are killed all day long;
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
Psa 44:23
Awake! Why do You sleep, O Lord?
Arise! Do not cast us off forever.
Psa 44:24
Why do You hide Your face,
And forget our affliction and our oppression?
Psa 44:25
For our soul is bowed down to the dust;
Our body clings to the ground.
Psa 44:26
Arise for our help,
And redeem us for Your mercies’ sake.
Your Thoughts
1.Looking over this Psalm, was there a particular verse that you liked?
Read that verse over again.
It could even be a phrase.
No matter if it's one verse, one phrase, or one single word, Stop and think
about it for just a minute.
2. Why do you think you like it?
Have you been experiencing something in your life that resonated with this verse?
Possibly, Right?
3. That's the Word speaking to you.
4. Pray and Thank God for this revelation and ask Him to make it clear how He wants to use it in your life
Read that verse over again.
It could even be a phrase.
No matter if it's one verse, one phrase, or one single word, Stop and think
about it for just a minute.
2. Why do you think you like it?
Have you been experiencing something in your life that resonated with this verse?
Possibly, Right?
3. That's the Word speaking to you.
4. Pray and Thank God for this revelation and ask Him to make it clear how He wants to use it in your life
My Thoughts
This is from the Songs of Korah.
Jewish Culture is full of oral traditions. I love here how they say, "what You have done."
It's so good to hear what God has done and remind ourselves of His deliverance of the past to encourage us for the future.
That's what we are called to do: pass on our knowledge of God to the next generation.
“You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up." (Deut 6:7)
Just talk about the Lord everywhere you go. God's Word will be planted in their hearts.
In this Psalm, they write about about past deliverance and then there came persecution. It seemed to be a cycle in history. Deliverance-trials- Deliverance. God will always deliver.
However, in looking future, there is coming a time of great persecution. This psalm is foreshadowing this time.
(Verse 22)
"We are killed all the day long, counted as sheep to the slaughter."
This is verse that will be completely fulfilled in the great tribulation with the remnant that will be here on Earth.
Revelation 20:4
And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received hismark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for afn thousand years.
Going back to the Psalm (verse 26)
"Arise for our help,
And redeem us for Your mercies’ sake."
God will arise.
God will arise.
In the end, God will keep His promise and deliver us into Heaven.
No matter what we are facing, God is watching and He will hear our cries. He will
come just at the perfect time.
Amen.
Keep seeking the Face of God even with it seems like that He isn't answering. He is faithful.
He will come through.
Blessings.
Jewish Culture is full of oral traditions. I love here how they say, "what You have done."
It's so good to hear what God has done and remind ourselves of His deliverance of the past to encourage us for the future.
That's what we are called to do: pass on our knowledge of God to the next generation.
“You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up." (Deut 6:7)
Just talk about the Lord everywhere you go. God's Word will be planted in their hearts.
In this Psalm, they write about about past deliverance and then there came persecution. It seemed to be a cycle in history. Deliverance-trials- Deliverance. God will always deliver.
However, in looking future, there is coming a time of great persecution. This psalm is foreshadowing this time.
(Verse 22)
"We are killed all the day long, counted as sheep to the slaughter."
This is verse that will be completely fulfilled in the great tribulation with the remnant that will be here on Earth.
Revelation 20:4
And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received hismark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for afn thousand years.
Going back to the Psalm (verse 26)
"Arise for our help,
And redeem us for Your mercies’ sake."
God will arise.
God will arise.
In the end, God will keep His promise and deliver us into Heaven.
No matter what we are facing, God is watching and He will hear our cries. He will
come just at the perfect time.
Amen.
Keep seeking the Face of God even with it seems like that He isn't answering. He is faithful.
He will come through.
Blessings.
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