Verse 22
Psalms 44:22
New Living Translation
22
But for your sake we are killed every day;<br>we are being slaughtered like sheep.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
הֲ/לֹ֣א אֱ֭לֹהִים יַֽחֲקָר זֹ֑את כִּֽי ה֥וּא יֹ֝דֵ֗עַ תַּעֲלֻמ֥וֹת לֵֽב
English Translation
Does not God examine this? For He knows the secrets of the heart.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 44 Context
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O God (Elohim), we have heard it with our own ears —<br>our ancestors have told us<br>of all you did...
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You drove out the pagan nations by your power<br>and gave all the land to our ancestors.<br>You crus...
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3
They did not conquer the land with their swords;<br>it was not their own strong arm that gave them v...
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4
You are my King and my God (Elohim).<br>You command victories for Israel.<br>
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5
Only by your power can we push back our enemies;<br>only in your name can we trample our foes.<br>
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6
I do not trust in my bow;<br>I do not count on my sword to save me.<br>
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7
You are the one who gives us victory over our enemies;<br>you disgrace those who hate us.<br>
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8
O God (Elohim), we give glory to you all day long<br>and constantly praise your name. <i>Interlude</...
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9
But now you have tossed us aside in dishonor.<br>You no longer lead our armies to battle.<br>
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10
You make us retreat from our enemies<br>and allow those who hate us to plunder our land.<br>
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11
You have butchered us like sheep<br>and scattered us among the nations.<br>
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12
You sold your precious people for a pittance,<br>making nothing on the sale.<br>
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13
You let our neighbors mock us.<br>We are an object of scorn and derision to those around us.<br>
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14
You have made us the butt of their jokes;<br>they shake their heads at us in scorn.<br>
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15
We can’t escape the constant humiliation;<br>shame is written across our faces.<br>
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16
All we hear are the taunts of our mockers.<br>All we see are our vengeful enemies.<br>
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17
All this has happened though we have not forgotten you.<br>We have not violated your covenant.<br>
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18
Our hearts have not deserted you.<br>We have not strayed from your path.<br>
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19
Yet you have crushed us in the jackal’s desert home.<br>You have covered us with darkness and death....
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20
If we had forgotten the name of our God (Elohim)<br>or spread our hands in prayer to foreign gods,<b...
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21
God (Elohim) would surely have known it,<br>for he knows the secrets of every heart.<br>
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But for your sake we are killed every day;<br>we are being slaughtered like sheep.<br>
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Wake up, O Lord! Why do you sleep?<br>Get up! Do not reject us forever.<br>
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24
Why do you look the other way?<br>Why do you ignore our suffering and oppression?<br>
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We collapse in the dust,<br>lying face down in the dirt.<br>
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Rise up! Help us!<br>Ransom us because of your unfailing love.<br>
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