Redeem Us, O God (Romans 8:35–39)
1 RV For the Chief Musician; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the days of old. BSB BSB: For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
2 RV Thou didst drive out the nations with thy hand, and plantedst them in; thou didst afflict the peoples, and didst spread them abroad. BSB BSB: With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.
3 RV For they gat not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them. BSB BSB: For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.
4 RV Thou art my King, O God: command deliverance for Jacob. BSB BSB: You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob.
5 RV Through thee will we push down our adversaries: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. BSB BSB: Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies.
6 RV For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me. BSB BSB: For I do not trust in my bow, nor does my sword save me.
7 RV But thou hast saved us from our adversaries, and hast put them to shame that hate us. BSB BSB: For You save us from our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame.
8 RV In God have we made our boast all the day long, and we will give thanks unto thy name for ever. Selah BSB BSB: In God we have boasted all day long, and Your name we will praise forever. Selah
9 RV But now thou hast cast us off, and brought us to dishonour; and goest not forth with our hosts. BSB BSB: But You have rejected and humbled us; You no longer go forth with our armies.
10 RV Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary: and they which hate us spoil for themselves. BSB BSB: You have made us retreat from the foe, and those who hate us have plundered us.
11 RV Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the nations. BSB BSB: You have given us up as sheep to be devoured; You have scattered us among the nations.
12 RV Thou sellest thy people for nought, and hast not increased thy wealth by their price. BSB BSB: You sell Your people for nothing; no profit do You gain from their sale.
13 RV Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us. BSB BSB: You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.
14 RV Thou makest us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples. BSB BSB: You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.
15 RV All the day long is my dishonour before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me, BSB BSB: All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face,
16 RV For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the avenger. BSB BSB: at the voice of the scorner and reviler, because of the enemy, bent on revenge.
17 RV All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. BSB BSB: All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten You or betrayed Your covenant.
18 RV Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; BSB BSB: Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path.
19 RV That thou hast sore broken us in the place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death. BSB BSB: But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.
20 RV If we have forgotten the name of our God, or spread forth our hands to a strange god; BSB BSB: If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
21 RV Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. BSB BSB: would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?
22 RV Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter. BSB BSB: Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
23 RV Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever. BSB BSB: Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.
24 RV Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression? BSB BSB: Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression?
25 RV For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth. BSB BSB: For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.
26 RV Rise up for our help, and redeem us for thy lovingkindness’ sake. BSB BSB: Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.
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