Psalm 42:11   (Read all of Psalm 42)

Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

Psalm 43:2   (Read all of Psalm 43)

You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?

Psalm 43:3   (Read all of Psalm 43)

Send me your light and your faithful care, let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.

Psalm 43:4   (Read all of Psalm 43)

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God.

Psalm 43:5   (Read all of Psalm 43)

Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

Psalm 44:1   (Read all of Psalm 44)

We have heard it with our ears, O God; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago.

Psalm 44:2   (Read all of Psalm 44)

With your hand you drove out the nations and planted our ancestors; you crushed the peoples and made our ancestors flourish.

Psalm 44:3   (Read all of Psalm 44)

It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved them.

Psalm 44:4   (Read all of Psalm 44)

You are my King and my God, who decrees victories for Jacob.

Psalm 44:5   (Read all of Psalm 44)

Through you we push back our enemies; through your name we trample our foes.

Psalm 44:7   (Read all of Psalm 44)

but you give us victory over our enemies, you put our adversaries to shame.

Psalm 44:8   (Read all of Psalm 44)

In God we make our boast all day long, and we will praise your name forever.

Psalm 44:9   (Read all of Psalm 44)

But now you have rejected and humbled us; you no longer go out with our armies.

Psalm 44:10   (Read all of Psalm 44)

You made us retreat before the enemy, and our adversaries have plundered us.

Psalm 44:11   (Read all of Psalm 44)

You gave us up to be devoured like sheep and have scattered us among the nations.

Psalm 44:12   (Read all of Psalm 44)

You sold your people for a pittance, gaining nothing from their sale.

Psalm 44:13   (Read all of Psalm 44)

You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, the scorn and derision of those around us.

Psalm 44:14   (Read all of Psalm 44)

You have made us a byword among the nations; the peoples shake their heads at us.

Psalm 44:17   (Read all of Psalm 44)

All this came upon us, though we had not forgotten you; we had not been false to your covenant.

Psalm 44:18   (Read all of Psalm 44)

Our hearts had not turned back; our feet had not strayed from your path.

Psalm 44:19   (Read all of Psalm 44)

But you crushed us and made us a haunt for jackals; you covered us over with deep darkness.

Psalm 44:22   (Read all of Psalm 44)

Yet for your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.

Psalm 44:23   (Read all of Psalm 44)

Awake, Lord! Why do you sleep? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever.

Psalm 44:24   (Read all of Psalm 44)

Why do you hide your face and forget our misery and oppression?