Psalms 44:2

²How 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.

Psalm 44 is a communal lament of the people of God, caught between memory and experience. The first half recalls God's mighty acts of deliverance for Israel in the past, victories won not by their own strength but by God's favor. Then the psalm pivots sharply: despite their faithful