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For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. A contemplative psalm.

[1] We have heard with our ears, God;
our fathers have told us what work you did in their days,
in the days of old.
[2] You drove out the nations with your hand,
but you planted them.
You afflicted the peoples,
but you spread them abroad.
[3] For they didn’t get the land in possession by their own sword,
neither did their own arm save them;
but your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face,
because you were favorable to them.
[4] God, you are my King.
Command victories for Jacob!
[5] Through you, we will push down our adversaries.
Through your name, we will tread down those who rise up against us.
[6] For I will not trust in my bow,
neither will my sword save me.
[7] But you have saved us from our adversaries,
and have shamed those who hate us.
[8] In God we have made our boast all day long.
We will give thanks to your name forever.
Selah. [9] But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor,
and don’t go out with our armies.
[10] You make us turn back from the adversary.
Those who hate us take plunder for themselves.
[11] You have made us like sheep for food,
and have scattered us among the nations.
[12] You sell your people for nothing,
and have gained nothing from their sale.
[13] You make us a reproach to our neighbors,
a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.
[14] You make us a byword among the nations,
a shaking of the head among the peoples.
[15] All day long my dishonor is before me,
and shame covers my face,
[16] at the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses,
because of the enemy and the avenger.
[17] All this has come on us,
yet we haven’t forgotten you.
We haven’t been false to your covenant.
[18] Our heart has not turned back,
neither have our steps strayed from your path,
[19] though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals,
and covered us with the shadow of death.
[20] If we have forgotten the name of our God,
or spread out our hands to a strange god,
[21] won’t God search this out?
For he knows the secrets of the heart.
[22] Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long.
We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.
[23] Wake up!
Why do you sleep, Lord?§
Arise!
Don’t reject us forever.
[24] Why do you hide your face,
and forget our affliction and our oppression?
[25] For our soul is bowed down to the dust.
Our body clings to the earth.
[26] Rise up to help us.
Redeem us for your loving kindness’ sake.

Footnotes

  1. § 44:23 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”
King James Version

To the chief Musician H5329 (PielPtc) for the sons H1121 of Korah, H7141 Maschil. H4905 (HiphPtc)

[1] We have heard H8085 (QalPerf) with our ears, H241 O God, H430 our fathers H1 have told H5608 (PielPerf) us,
What work H6467 thou didst H6466 (QalPerf) in their days, H3117 in the times H3117 of old. H6924
[2] How thou didst drive out H3423 (HiphPerf) the heathen H1471 with thy hand, H3027 and plantedst H5193 (QalImpf) them;
How thou didst afflict H7489 (HiphImpf) the people, H3816 and cast them out. H7971 (PielImpf)
[3] For they got H3423 not the land H776 in possession H3423 (QalPerf) by their own sword, H2719
Neither did their own arm H2220 save H3467 (HiphPerf) them:
But thy right hand, H3225 and thine arm, H2220 and the light H216 of thy countenance, H6440
Because thou hadst a favour H7521 (QalPerf) unto them.
[4] Thou art my King, H4428 O God: H430 Command H6680 (PielImpv) deliverances H3444 for Jacob. H3290
[5] Through thee will we push down H5055 (PielImpf) our enemies: H6862
Through thy name H8034 will we tread them under H947 (QalImpf) that rise up H6965 (QalPtc) against us.
[6] For I will not trust H982 (QalImpf) in my bow, H7198
Neither shall my sword H2719 save H3467 (HiphImpf) me.
[7] But thou hast saved H3467 (HiphPerf) us from our enemies, H6862
And hast put them to shame H954 (HiphPerf) that hated H8130 (PielPtc) us.
[8] In God H430 we boast H1984 (PielPerf) all the day H3117 long,
And praise H3034 (HiphImpf) thy name H8034 for ever. H5769 Selah. H5542
[9] But H637 thou hast cast off, H2186 (QalPerf) and put us to shame; H3637 (HiphImpf)
And goest not forth H3318 (QalImpf) with our armies. H6635
[10] Thou makest us to turn H7725 (HiphImpf) back H268 from the enemy: H6862
And they which hate H8130 (PielPtc) us spoil H8154 (QalPerf) for themselves.
[11] Thou hast given H5414 (QalImpf) us like sheep H6629 appointed for meat;§ H3978
And hast scattered H2219 (PielPerf) us among the heathen. H1471
[12] Thou sellest H4376 (QalImpf) thy people H5971 for nought, H1952§
And dost not increase H7235 (PielPerf) thy wealth by their price. H4242
[13] Thou makest H7760 (QalImpf) us a reproach H2781 to our neighbours, H7934
A scorn H3933 and a derision H7047 to them that are round about H5439 us.
[14] Thou makest H7760 (QalImpf) us a byword H4912 among the heathen, H1471
A shaking H4493 of the head H7218 among the people. H3816
[15] My confusion H3639 is continually H3117 before me,
And the shame H1322 of my face H6440 hath covered H3680 (PielPerf) me,
[16] For the voice H6963 of him that reproacheth H2778 (PielPtc) and blasphemeth; H1442 (PielPtc)
By reason H6440 of the enemy H341 (QalActPtc) and avenger. H5358 (HithPtc)
[17] All this is come H935 (QalPerf) upon us; yet have we not forgotten H7911 (QalPerf) thee,
Neither have we dealt falsely H8266 (PielPerf) in thy covenant. H1285
[18] Our heart H3820 is not turned H5472 (NiphPerf) back, H268
Neither have our steps H838§ declined H5186 (QalImpf) from thy way; H734
[19] Though thou hast sore broken H1794 (PielPerf) us in the place H4725 of dragons, H8577
And covered H3680 (PielImpf) us with the shadow of death. H6757
[20] If we have forgotten H7911 (QalPerf) the name H8034 of our God, H430 or stretched out H6566 (QalImpf) our hands H3709 to a strange H2114 (QalPtc) god; H410
[21] Shall not God H430 search this out? H2713 (QalImpf) For he knoweth H3045 (QalActPtc) the secrets H8587 of the heart. H3820
[22] Yea, for thy sake are we killed H2026 (PualPerf) all the day H3117 long;
We are counted H2803 (NiphPerf) as sheep H6629 for the slaughter. H2878
[23] Awake, H5782 (QalImpv) why sleepest H3462 (QalImpf) thou, O Lord? H136
Arise, H6974 (HiphImpv) cast us not off H2186 (QalImpf) for ever. H5331
[24] Wherefore hidest H5641 (HiphImpf) thou thy face, H6440
And forgettest H7911 (QalImpf) our affliction H6040 and our oppression? H3906
[25] For our soul H5315 is bowed down H7743 (QalPerf) to the dust: H6083
Our belly H990 cleaveth H1692 (QalPerf) unto the earth. H776
[26] Arise H6965 (QalImpv) for our help, H5833§
And redeem H6299 (QalImpv) us for thy mercies’ H2617 sake.

Footnotes

  1. § 44:11 Heb. as sheep of meat
  2. § 44:12 Heb. without riches
  3. § 44:18 Or, goings
  4. § 44:26 Heb. a help for us
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