Psalm 44/Text/Verses

Hebrew	Verse	CBC
לַמְנַצֵּחַ לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח מַשְׂכִּיל	1	For the director. By the Korahites. A maskil.
אֱלֹהִים בְּאָזְנֵינוּ שָׁמַעְנוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ סִפְּרוּ־לָנוּ פֹּעַל פָּעַלְתָּ בִימֵיהֶם בִּימֵי קֶדֶם	2	God, we have heard [it] with our ears— Our ancestors have recounted to us the deeds which you did in their times—in times long ago
אַתָּה יָדְךָ גּוֹיִם הוֹרַשְׁתָּ וַתִּטָּעֵם תָּרַע לְאֻמִּים וַתְּשַׁלְּחֵם	3	You, by your strength, dispossessed nations, and then you planted them. You would afflict the people groups, and then you would set them free.
כִּי לֹא בְחַרְבָּם יָרְשׁוּ אָרֶץ וּזְרוֹעָם לֹא־הוֹשִׁיעָה לָּמוֹ כִּי־יְמִינְךָ וּזְרוֹעֲךָ וְאוֹר פָּנֶיךָ כִּי רְצִיתָם	4	For they did not take possession of the land by means of their sword; nor did their power give victory for them. But rather your right hand, and your power, and the light of your countenance [gave the victory]; for you were pleased with them.
אַתָּה־הוּא מַלְכִּי *אֱלֹהָי* *מְצַוֶּה* יְשׁוּעוֹת יַעֲקֹב	5	You are my king, my God, commanding victory for Jacob!
בְּךָ צָרֵינוּ נְנַגֵּחַ בְּשִׁמְךָ נָבוּס קָמֵינוּ	6	With you, we can gore our adversaries; under your authority, we can tread down our enemies.
כִּי לֹא בְקַשְׁתִּי אֶבְטָח וְחַרְבִּי לֹא תוֹשִׁיעֵנִי	7	Indeed, I cannot trust in my bow, nor can my sword give me victory.
כִּי הוֹשַׁעְתָּנוּ מִצָּרֵינוּ וּמְשַׂנְאֵינוּ הֱבִישׁוֹתָ	8	But rather you delivered us from our adversaries; and you put our enemies to shame.
בֵּאלֹהִים הִלַּלְנוּ כָל־הַיּוֹם וְשִׁמְךָ לְעוֹלָם נוֹדֶה סֶלָה	9	We have been boasting in God all day long, and we will keep declaring your name forever. Selah.
אַף־זָנַחְתָּ וַתַּכְלִימֵנוּ וְלֹא־תֵצֵא בְּצִבְאוֹתֵינוּ	10	Even so, you have rejected [us]— that is, you have put us to shame. And you do not go forth with our armies.
תְּשִׁיבֵנוּ אָחוֹר מִנִּי־צָר וּמְשַׂנְאֵינוּ שָׁסוּ לָמוֹ	11	You make us retreat before the adversary, and our enemies have plundered for themselves.
תִּתְּנֵנוּ כְּצֹאן מַאֲכָל וּבַגּוֹיִם זֵרִיתָנוּ	12	You give us up as sheep for consumption, and you have scattered us among the nations.
תִּמְכֹּר־עַמְּךָ בְלֹא־הוֹן וְלֹא־רִבִּיתָ בִּמְחִירֵיהֶם	13	You sell your people without compensation, and you have not made a profit by them.
תְּשִׂימֵנוּ חֶרְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנֵינוּ לַעַג וָקֶלֶס לִסְבִיבוֹתֵינוּ	14	You turn us into an object of scorn to our neighbors— An object of scornful derision to those who surround us.
תְּשִׂימֵנוּ מָשָׁל בַּגּוֹיִם מְנֽוֹד־רֹ֝֗אשׁ *בַּלְאֻמִּים*	15	You turn us into a parable among the nations— An object of pity among the people groups.
כָּל־הַיּוֹם כְּלִמָּתִי נֶגְדִּי	16	All day long, my shame is before me,
וּבֹשֶׁת פָּנַי כִּסָּתְנִי מִקּוֹל מְחָרֵף וּמְגַדֵּף מִפְּנֵי אוֹיֵב וּמִתְנַקֵּם	17	and my shamefacedness has covered me, because of the voice of the reviling taunter, because of the vengeful enemy.
כָּל־זֹאת בָּאַתְנוּ וְלֹא שְׁכַחֲנוּךָ וְלֹא־שִׁקַּרְנוּ בִּבְרִיתֶךָ	18	All this has come upon us, even though we have not neglected you; Nor have we broken faith with your covenant.
לֹא־נָסוֹג אָחוֹר לִבֵּנוּ וַתֵּט אֲשֻׁרֵינוּ מִנִּי אָרְחֶךָ	19	Our heart has not backslid— that is, our steps have not deviated from your path.
כִּי דִכִּיתָנוּ בִּמְקוֹם תַּנִּים וַתְּכַס עָלֵינוּ בְצַלְמָוֶת	20	Yet you have crushed us in the place of jackals, and thus you have covered us with deepest shadow.
אִם־שָׁכַחְנוּ שֵׁם אֱלֹהֵינוּ וַנִּפְרֹשׂ כַּפֵּינוּ לְאֵל זָר	21	If we have neglected our God's name— that is, if we had spread our palms in prayer to another god—
הֲלֹא אֱלֹהִים יַחֲקָר־זֹאת כִּי־הוּא יֹדֵעַ תַּעֲלֻמוֹת לֵב	22	could not God investigate this, since he knows the heart's secrets?
כִּי־עָלֶיךָ הֹרַגְנוּ כָל־הַיּוֹם נֶחְשַׁבְנוּ כְּצֹאן טִבְחָה	23	Yet we have been killed because of you all day long. We are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
עוּרָה לָמָּה תִישַׁן אֲדֹנָי הָקִיצָה אַל־תִּזְנַח לָנֶצַח	24	Awake! Why do you sleep, Lord? Wake up! Do not keep rejecting [us] forever!
לָמָּה־פָנֶיךָ תַסְתִּיר תִּשְׁכַּח עָנְיֵנוּ וְלַחֲצֵנוּ	25	Why are you hiding your countenance? Why are you neglecting our affliction and oppression?
כִּי שָׁחָה לֶעָפָר נַפְשֵׁנוּ דָּבְקָה לָאָרֶץ בִּטְנֵנוּ	26	For our soul has sunk down into the dust; our belly clings to the earth.
קוּמָה עֶזְרָתָה לָּנוּ וּפְדֵנוּ לְמַעַן חַסְדֶּךָ	27	Arise to our aid, and redeem us because of your faithfulness!