Verse 1
Psalms 44:1
English Revised Version
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For the Chief Musician; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God (Elohim), our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the days of old.
Original Language Text
hebrew
לַ/מְנַצֵּ֬חַ לִ/בְנֵי קֹ֬רַח מַשְׂכִּֽיל
English Translation
For the conductor: a contemplative song of the sons of Korah.
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Chapter 44 Context
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For the Chief Musician; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God (E...
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Thou didst drive out the nations with thy hand, and plantedst them in; thou didst afflict the people...
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For they gat not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but...
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Thou art my King, O God (Elohim): command deliverance for Jacob.
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Through thee will we push down our adversaries: through thy name will we tread them under that rise...
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For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
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But thou hast saved us from our adversaries, and hast put them to shame that hate us.
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In God (Elohim) have we made our boast all the day long, and we will give thanks unto thy name for e...
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But now thou hast cast us off, and brought us to dishonour; and goest not forth with our hosts.
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Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
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Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the nations.
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Thou sellest thy people for nought, and hast not increased thy wealth by their price.
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Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
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Thou makest us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
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All the day long is my dishonour before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
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For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the avenger.
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All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy coven...
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Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;
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That thou hast sore broken us in the place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.
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If we have forgotten the name of our God (Elohim), or spread forth our hands to a strange god;
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Shall not God (Elohim) search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
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Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
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Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.
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Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
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For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
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Rise up for our help, and redeem us for thy lovingkindness’ sake.
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