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āāPsalms⬠ā44:1ā-ā¬26⬠āMSGā¬ā¬
[1-3] Weāve been hearing about this, God, all our lives. Our fathers told us the stories their fathers told them, How single-handedly you weeded out the godless from the fields and planted us, How you sent those people packing but gave us a fresh start. We didnāt fight for this land; we didnāt work for itāit was a gift! You gave it, smiling as you gave it, delighting as you gave it. [4-8] Youāre my King, O Godā command victories for Jacob! With your help weāll wipe out our enemies, in your name weāll stomp them to dust. I donāt trust in weapons; my sword wonāt save meā But itās you, you who saved us from the enemy; you made those who hate us lose face. All day we parade Godās praiseā we thank you by name over and over. [9-12] But now youāve walked off and left us, youāve disgraced us and wonāt fight for us. You made us turn tail and run; those who hate us have cleaned us out. You delivered us as sheep to the butcher, you scattered us to the four winds. You sold your people at a discountā you made nothing on the sale. [13-16] You made people on the street, people we know, poke fun and call us names. You made us a joke among the godless, a cheap joke among the rabble. Every day Iām up against it, my nose rubbed in my shameā Gossip and ridicule fill the air, people out to get me crowd the street. [17-19] All this came down on us, and weāve done nothing to deserve it. We never betrayed your Covenant: our hearts were never false, our feet never left your path. Do we deserve torture in a den of jackals? or lockup in a black hole? [20-22] If we had forgotten to pray to our God or made fools of ourselves with store-bought gods, Wouldnāt God have figured this out? We canāt hide things from him. No, you decided to make us martyrs, lambs assigned for sacrifice each day. [23-26] Get up, God! Are you going to sleep all day? Wake up! Donāt you care what happens to us? Why do you bury your face in the pillow? Why pretend things are just fine with us? And here we areāflat on our faces in the dirt, held down with a boot on our necks. Get up and come to our rescue. If you love us so much, Help us!

