43:22. Shall not God search out thesethings: for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. Because for thy sake we are killed all the day long: we are counted as sheep for the slaughter. 43:23. Arise, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, and cast us not off to the end. 43:24. Why turnest thou thy face away? and forgettest our want and our trouble? 43:25. For our soul is humbled down to the dust: our belly cleaveth to the earth. 43:26. Arise, O Lord, help us and redeem us for thy name's sake. Psalms Chapter 44 Eructavit cor meum. The excellence of Christ's kingdom, and the endowments of his church. 44:1. Unto the end, for them that shall be changed, for the sons of Core, for understanding. A canticle for the Beloved. For them that shall be changed... i.e., for souls happily changed, by being converted to God.-Ibid. The Beloved... Viz., Our Lord Jesus Christ. 44:2. My heart hath uttered a good word: I speak my works to the king: My tongue is the pen of a scrivener that writeth swiftly. 44:3. Thou art beautiful above the sons of men: grace is poured abroad in thy lips; therefore hath God blessed thee for ever. 44:4. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O thou most mighty. 44:5. With thy comeliness and thy beauty set out, proceed prosperously, and reign. Because of truth and meekness and justice: and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully. 44:6. Thy arrows are sharp: under thee shall people fall, into the hearts of the king's enemies. 44:7. Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of uprightness. 44:8. Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 44:9. Myrrh and stacte and cassia perfume thy garments, from the ivory houses: out of which 44:10. The daughters of kings have delighted thee in thy glory. The queen stood on thy right hand, in gilded clothing; surrounded with variety. 44:11. Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear: and forget thy people and thy father's house. 44:12. And the king shall greatly desire thy beauty; for he is the Lord thy God, and him they shall adore. 44:13. And the daughters of Tyre with gifts, yea, all the rich among the people, shall entreat thy countenance. 44:14. All the glory of the king's daughter is within in golden borders, 44:15. Clothed round about with varieties. After her shall virgins be brought to the king: her neighbours shall be brought to thee. 44:16. They shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing: they shall be brought into the temple of the king. 44:17. Instead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee: thou shalt make them princes over all the earth. 44:18. They shall remember thy name throughout all generations. Therefore shall people praise thee for ever; yea, for ever and ever. Psalms Chapter 45 Deus noster refugium. The church in persecution trusteth in the protection of God. 45:1. Unto the end, for the sons of Core, for the hidden.