44:1

לַמְנַצֵּחַ לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח מַשְׂכִּיל׃

For the Leader; [a Psalm] of the sons of Korah. Maschil.

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44:2

אֱלֹהִים בְּאָזְנֵינוּ שָׁמַעְנוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ סִפְּרוּ־לָנוּ פֹּעַל פָּעַלְתָּ בִימֵיהֶם בִּימֵי קֶדֶם׃

O God, we have heard with our ears, our fathers have told us; a work Thou didst in their days, in the days of old.

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44:3

אַתָּה יָדְךָ גּוֹיִם הוֹרַשְׁתָּ וַתִּטָּעֵם תָּרַע לְאֻמִּים וַתְּשַׁלְּחֵם׃

Thou with Thy hand didst drive out the nations, and didst plant them in; Thou didst break the peoples, and didst spread them abroad.

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44:4

כִּי לֹא בְחַרְבָּם יָרְשׁוּ אָרֶץ וּזְרוֹעָם לֹא־הוֹשִׁיעָה לָּמוֹ כִּי־יְמִינְךָ וּזְרוֹעֲךָ וְאוֹר פָּנֶיךָ כִּי רְצִיתָם׃

For not by their own sword did they get the land in possession, Neither did their own arm save them; but Thy right hand, and Thine arm, and the light of Thy countenance, because Thou wast favourable unto them.

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44:5

אַתָּה־הוּא מַלְכִּי אֱלֹהִים צַוֵּה יְשׁוּעוֹת יַעֲקֹב׃

Thou art my King, O God; command the salvation of Jacob.

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44:6

בְּךָ צָרֵינוּ נְנַגֵּחַ בְּשִׁמְךָ נָבוּס קָמֵינוּ׃

Through Thee do we push down our adversaries; through Thy name do we tread them under that rise up against us.

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44:7

כִּי לֹא בְקַשְׁתִּי אֶבְטָח וְחַרְבִּי לֹא תוֹשִׁיעֵנִי׃

For I trust not in my bow, neither can my sword save me.

44:8

כִּי הוֹשַׁעְתָּנוּ מִצָּרֵינוּ וּמְשַׂנְאֵינוּ הֱבִישׁוֹתָ׃

But Thou hast saved us from our adversaries, and hast put them to shame that hate us.

44:9

בֵּאלֹהִים הִלַּלְנוּ כָל־הַיּוֹם וְשִׁמְךָ לְעוֹלָם נוֹדֶה סֶלָה׃

In God have we gloried all the day, and we will give thanks unto Thy name for ever. Selah

44:10

אַף־זָנַחְתָּ וַתַּכְלִימֵנוּ וְלֹא־תֵצֵא בְּצִבְאוֹתֵינוּ׃

Yet Thou hast cast off, and brought us to confusion; and goest not forth with our hosts.

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44:11

תְּשִׁיבֵנוּ אָחוֹר מִנִּי־צָר וּמְשַׂנְאֵינוּ שָׁסוּ לָמוֹ׃

Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary; and they that hate us spoil at their will.

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44:12

תִּתְּנֵנוּ כְּצֹאן מַאֲכָל וּבַגּוֹיִם זֵרִיתָנוּ׃

Thou hast given us like sheep to be eaten; and hast scattered us among the nations.

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44:13

תִּמְכֹּר־עַמְּךָ בְלֹא־הוֹן וְלֹא־רִבִּיתָ בִּמְחִירֵיהֶם׃

Thou sellest Thy people for small gain, and hast not set their prices high.

44:14

תְּשִׂימֵנוּ חֶרְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנֵינוּ לַעַג וָקֶלֶס לִסְבִיבוֹתֵינוּ׃

Thou makest us a taunt to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

44:15

תְּשִׂימֵנוּ מָשָׁל בַּגּוֹיִם מְנוֹד־רֹאשׁ בַּל־אֻמִּים׃

Thou makest us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

44:16

כָּל־הַיּוֹם כְּלִמָּתִי נֶגְדִּי וּבֹשֶׁת פָּנַי כִּסָּתְנִי׃

All the day is my confusion before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

44:17

מִקּוֹל מְחָרֵף וּמְגַדֵּף מִפְּנֵי אוֹיֵב וּמִתְנַקֵּם׃

For the voice of him that taunteth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the revengeful.

44:18

כָּל־זֹאת בָּאַתְנוּ וְלֹא שְׁכַחֲנוּךָ וְלֹא־שִׁקַּרְנוּ בִּבְרִיתֶךָ׃

All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten Thee, neither have we been false to Thy covenant.

44:19

לֹא־נָסוֹג אָחוֹר לִבֵּנוּ וַתֵּט אֲשֻׁרֵינוּ מִנִּי אָרְחֶךָ׃

Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from Thy path;

44:20

כִּי דִכִּיתָנוּ בִּמְקוֹם תַּנִּים וַתְּכַס עָלֵינוּ בְצַלְמָוֶת׃

Though Thou hast crushed us into a place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.

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44:21

אִם־שָׁכַחְנוּ שֵׁם אֱלֹהֵינוּ וַנִּפְרֹשׂ כַּפֵּינוּ לְאֵל זָר׃

If we had forgotten the name of our God, or spread forth our hands to a strange god; .

44:22

הֲלֹא אֱלֹהִים יַחֲקָר־זֹאת כִּי־הוּא יֹדֵעַ תַּעֲלֻמוֹת לֵב׃

Would not God search this out? For He knoweth the secrets of the heart.

44:23

כִּי־עָלֶיךָ הֹרַגְנוּ כָל־הַיּוֹם נֶחְשַׁבְנוּ כְּצֹאן טִבְחָה׃

Nay, but for Thy sake are we killed all the day; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

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44:24

עוּרָה לָמָּה תִישַׁן אֲדֹנָי הָקִיצָה אַל־תִּזְנַח לָנֶצַח׃

Awake, why sleepest Thou, O Lord? Arouse Thyself, cast not off for ever.

44:25

לָמָּה־פָנֶיךָ תַסְתִּיר תִּשְׁכַּח עָנְיֵנוּ וְלַחֲצֵנוּ׃

Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

44:26

כִּי שָׁחָה לֶעָפָר נַפְשֵׁנוּ דָּבְקָה לָאָרֶץ בִּטְנֵנוּ׃

For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly cleaveth unto the earth.

44:27

קוּמָה עֶזְרָתָה לָּנוּ וּפְדֵנוּ לְמַעַן חַסְדֶּךָ׃

Arise for our help, and redeem us for Thy mercy's sake.

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