Ps 44

FFor the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old. (MT 44:2; LXX 43:1; LXX 43:2; Rahlfs 43:1; Rahlfs 43:2) לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ לִבְנֵי־קֹ֬רַח מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃ 2With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out. (MT 44:3; LXX 43:3; Rahlfs 43:3) אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ בְּאָזְנֵ֬ינוּ שָׁמַ֗עְנוּ אֲבוֹתֵ֥ינוּ סִפְּרוּ־לָ֑נוּ פֹּ֥עַל פָּעַ֥לְתָּ בִֽ֝ימֵיהֶ֗ם בִּ֣ימֵי קֶֽדֶם׃ 3For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them. (MT 44:4; LXX 43:4; Rahlfs 43:4) אַתָּ֤ה ׀ יָדְךָ֡ גּוֹיִ֣ם ה֭וֹרַשְׁתָּ וַתִּטָּעֵ֑ם תָּרַ֥ע לְ֝אֻמִּ֗ים וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃ 4You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob. (MT 44:5; LXX 43:5; Rahlfs 43:5) כִּ֤י לֹ֪א בְחַרְבָּ֡ם יָ֥רְשׁוּ אָ֗רֶץ וּזְרוֹעָם֮ לֹא־הוֹשִׁ֪יעָ֫ה לָּ֥מוֹ כִּֽי־יְמִֽינְךָ֣ וּ֭זְרוֹעֲךָ וְא֥וֹר פָּנֶ֗יךָ כִּ֣י רְצִיתָֽם׃ 5Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies. (MT 44:6; LXX 43:6; Rahlfs 43:6) אַתָּה־ה֣וּא מַלְכִּ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים צַ֝וֵּ֗ה יְשׁוּע֥וֹת יַעֲקֹֽב׃ 6For I do not trust in my bow, nor does my sword save me. (MT 44:7; LXX 43:7; Rahlfs 43:7) בְּ֭ךָ צָרֵ֣ינוּ נְנַגֵּ֑חַ בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗ נָב֥וּס קָמֵֽינוּ׃ 7For You save us from our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame. (MT 44:8; Rahlfs 43:8) כִּ֤י לֹ֣א בְקַשְׁתִּ֣י אֶבְטָ֑ח וְ֝חַרְבִּ֗י לֹ֣א תוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃ 8In God we have boasted all day long, and Your name we will praise forever. Selah (MT 44:9; LXX 43:9; Rahlfs 43:9) כִּ֣י ה֭וֹשַׁעְתָּנוּ מִצָּרֵ֑ינוּ וּמְשַׂנְאֵ֥ינוּ הֱבִישֽׁוֹתָ׃ 9But You have rejected and humbled us; You no longer go forth with our armies. (MT 44:10; LXX 43:10; Rahlfs 43:10) בֵּֽ֭אלֹהִים הִלַּלְ֣נוּ כָל־הַיּ֑וֹם וְשִׁמְךָ֓ ׀ לְעוֹלָ֖ם נוֹדֶ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃ 10You have made us retreat from the foe, and those who hate us have plundered us. (MT 44:11; LXX 43:11; Rahlfs 43:11) אַף־זָ֭נַחְתָּ וַתַּכְלִימֵ֑נוּ וְלֹא־תֵ֝צֵ֗א בְּצִבְאוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ 11You have given us up as sheep to be devoured; You have scattered us among the nations. (MT 44:12; LXX 43:12; Rahlfs 43:12) תְּשִׁיבֵ֣נוּ אָ֭חוֹר מִנִּי־צָ֑ר וּ֝מְשַׂנְאֵ֗ינוּ שָׁ֣סוּ לָֽמוֹ׃ 12You sell Your people for nothing; no profit do You gain from their sale. (MT 44:13; LXX 43:13; Rahlfs 43:13) תִּ֭תְּנֵנוּ כְּצֹ֣אן מַאֲכָ֑ל וּ֝בַגּוֹיִ֗ם זֵרִיתָֽנוּ׃ 13You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us. (MT 44:14; LXX 43:14; Rahlfs 43:14) תִּמְכֹּֽר־עַמְּךָ֥ בְלֹא־ה֑וֹן וְלֹ֥א־רִ֝בִּ֗יתָ בִּמְחִירֵיהֶֽם׃ 14You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples. (MT 44:15; LXX 43:15; Rahlfs 43:15) תְּשִׂימֵ֣נוּ חֶ֭רְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנֵ֑ינוּ לַ֥עַג וָ֝קֶ֗לֶס לִסְבִיבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ 15All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face, (MT 44:16; LXX 43:16; Rahlfs 43:16) תְּשִׂימֵ֣נוּ מָ֭שָׁל בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם מְנֽוֹד־רֹ֝֗אשׁ בַּל־אֻמִּֽים׃ 16at the voice of the scorner and reviler, because of the enemy, bent on revenge. (MT 44:17; LXX 43:17; Rahlfs 43:17) כָּל־הַ֭יּוֹם כְּלִמָּתִ֣י נֶגְדִּ֑י וּבֹ֖שֶׁת פָּנַ֣י כִּסָּֽתְנִי׃ 17All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten You or betrayed Your covenant. (MT 44:18; LXX 43:18; Rahlfs 43:18) מִ֭קּוֹל מְחָרֵ֣ף וּמְגַדֵּ֑ף מִפְּנֵ֥י א֝וֹיֵ֗ב וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃ 18Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path. (MT 44:19; LXX 43:19; Rahlfs 43:19) כָּל־זֹ֣את בָּ֭אַתְנוּ וְלֹ֣א שְׁכַחֲנ֑וּךָ וְלֹֽא־שִׁ֝קַּ֗רְנוּ בִּבְרִיתֶֽךָ׃ 19But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness. (MT 44:20; LXX 43:20; Rahlfs 43:20) לֹא־נָס֣וֹג אָח֣וֹר לִבֵּ֑נוּ וַתֵּ֥ט אֲשֻׁרֵ֗ינוּ מִנִּ֥י אָרְחֶֽךָ׃ 20If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god, (MT 44:21; LXX 43:21; Rahlfs 43:21) כִּ֣י דִ֭כִּיתָנוּ בִּמְק֣וֹם תַּנִּ֑ים וַתְּכַ֖ס עָלֵ֣ינוּ בְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ 21would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart? (MT 44:22; LXX 43:22; Rahlfs 43:22) אִם־שָׁ֭כַחְנוּ שֵׁ֣ם אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וַנִּפְרֹ֥שׂ כַּ֝פֵּ֗ינוּ לְאֵ֣ל זָֽר׃ 22Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered. (MT 44:23; LXX 43:23; Rahlfs 43:23) הֲלֹ֣א אֱ֭לֹהִים יַֽחֲקָר־זֹ֑את כִּֽי־ה֥וּא יֹ֝דֵ֗עַ תַּעֲלֻמ֥וֹת לֵֽב׃ 23Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever. (MT 44:24; LXX 43:24; Rahlfs 43:24) כִּֽי־עָ֭לֶיךָ הֹרַ֣גְנוּ כָל־הַיּ֑וֹם נֶ֝חְשַׁ֗בְנוּ כְּצֹ֣אן טִבְחָֽה׃ 24Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression? (MT 44:25; LXX 43:25; Rahlfs 43:25) ע֤וּרָה ׀ לָ֖מָּה תִישַׁ֥ן ׀ אֲדֹנָ֑י הָ֝קִ֗יצָה אַל־תִּזְנַ֥ח לָנֶֽצַח׃ 25For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth. (MT 44:26; LXX 43:26; Rahlfs 43:26) לָֽמָּה־פָנֶ֥יךָ תַסְתִּ֑יר תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח עָנְיֵ֣נוּ וְֽלַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃ 26Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion. (MT 44:27; LXX 43:27; Rahlfs 43:27) כִּ֤י שָׁ֣חָה לֶעָפָ֣ר נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ דָּבְקָ֖ה לָאָ֣רֶץ בִּטְנֵֽנוּ׃