微读圣经

Israel’s Complaint

For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.

1God, we have heard with our ears —

our ancestors have told us —

the work You accomplished in their days,

in days long ago: Dt 32:7; Ps 78:3

2to plant them,

You drove out the nations with Your hand;

to settle them,

You crushed the peoples. 2Sm 7:10; Ps 78:55; 80:8

3For they did not take the land by their sword —

their arm did not bring them victory —

but by Your right hand, Your arm,

and the light of Your face,

for You were pleased with them. Dt 7:7-8; Ps 77:15; Hs 1:7

4You are my King, my God,

who ordains LXX, Syr, Aq; MT reads King, God; ordain victories for Jacob. Ps 42:8; 74:12

5Through You we drive back our foes;

through Your name we trample our enemies. Ps 60:12; 108:13; Zch 10:5

6For I do not trust in my bow,

and my sword does not bring me victory. 1Sm 17:47; Ps 33:16

7But You give us victory over our foes

and let those who hate us be disgraced. Ps 35:4; 53:5

8We boast in God all day long;

we will praise Your name forever. Ps 30:12; 34:2Selah

9But You have rejected and humiliated us;

You do not march out with our armies. Ps 60:1,10; 74:1; 108:11

10You make us retreat from the foe,

and those who hate us

have taken plunder for themselves. Lv 26:17; Dt 28:25; Jos 7:8,12

11You hand us over to be eaten like sheep

and scatter us among the nations. Lv 26:33; Dt 4:27; 28:64; Ps 106:27

12You sell Your people for nothing;

You make no profit from selling them. Dt 32:30; Jdg 2:14; 3:8; Is 52:3-4

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

a source of mockery and ridicule to those around us. Dt 28:37; Ps 79:4

14You make us a joke among the nations,

a laughingstock Lit shaking of the head among the peoples. Jb 17:6; Ps 109:25; Jr 24:9

15My disgrace is before me all day long,

and shame has covered my face, 2Ch 32:21; Ps 69:7

16because of the voice of the scorner and reviler,

because of the enemy and avenger. Ps 8:2; 74:10

17All this has happened to us,

but we have not forgotten You

or betrayed Your covenant. Ps 119:61,153

18Our hearts have not turned back;

our steps have not strayed from Your path. Jb 23:11; Ps 37:31; 119:51,157

19But You have crushed us in a haunt of jackals

and have covered us with deepest darkness. Jb 30:29; Jr 9:11

20If we had forgotten the name of our God

and spread out our hands to a foreign god, Dt 6:14; Jb 11:13

21wouldn’t God have found this out,

since He knows the secrets of the heart? Ps 139:1-2; Jr 17:10; Heb 4:13

22Because of You we are slain all day long;

we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered. Is 53:7; Jr 12:3; Rm 8:36

23Wake up, Lord! Why are You sleeping?

Get up! Don’t reject us forever! Ps 7:6; 35:23; 78:65

24Why do You hide Yourself

and forget our affliction and oppression? Jb 13:24; Ps 88:14

25For we have sunk down to the dust;

our bodies cling to the ground. Ps 119:25

26Rise up! Help us!

Redeem us because of Your faithful love. Ps 25:22