Ps 44

TTo the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. (MT 44:2; LXX 43:1; LXX 43:2; Rahlfs 43:1; Rahlfs 43:2) לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ לִבְנֵי־קֹ֬רַח מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃ 2How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, 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 they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them. (MT 44:4; LXX 43:4; Rahlfs 43:4) אַתָּ֤ה ׀ יָדְךָ֡ גּוֹיִ֣ם ה֭וֹרַשְׁתָּ וַתִּטָּעֵ֑ם תָּרַ֥ע לְ֝אֻמִּ֗ים וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃ 4Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances 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 thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. (MT 44:6; LXX 43:6; Rahlfs 43:6) אַתָּה־ה֣וּא מַלְכִּ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים צַ֝וֵּ֗ה יְשׁוּע֥וֹת יַעֲקֹֽב׃ 6For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me. (MT 44:7; LXX 43:7; Rahlfs 43:7) בְּ֭ךָ צָרֵ֣ינוּ נְנַגֵּ֑חַ בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗ נָב֥וּס קָמֵֽינוּ׃ 7But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us. (MT 44:8; Rahlfs 43:8) כִּ֤י לֹ֣א בְקַשְׁתִּ֣י אֶבְטָ֑ח וְ֝חַרְבִּ֗י לֹ֣א תוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃ 8In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah. (MT 44:9; LXX 43:9; Rahlfs 43:9) כִּ֣י ה֭וֹשַׁעְתָּנוּ מִצָּרֵ֑ינוּ וּמְשַׂנְאֵ֥ינוּ הֱבִישֽׁוֹתָ׃ 9But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies. (MT 44:10; LXX 43:10; Rahlfs 43:10) בֵּֽ֭אלֹהִים הִלַּלְ֣נוּ כָל־הַיּ֑וֹם וְשִׁמְךָ֓ ׀ לְעוֹלָ֖ם נוֹדֶ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃ 10Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves. (MT 44:11; LXX 43:11; Rahlfs 43:11) אַף־זָ֭נַחְתָּ וַתַּכְלִימֵ֑נוּ וְלֹא־תֵ֝צֵ֗א בְּצִבְאוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ 11Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen. (MT 44:12; LXX 43:12; Rahlfs 43:12) תְּשִׁיבֵ֣נוּ אָ֭חוֹר מִנִּי־צָ֑ר וּ֝מְשַׂנְאֵ֗ינוּ שָׁ֣סוּ לָֽמוֹ׃ 12Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price. (MT 44:13; LXX 43:13; Rahlfs 43:13) תִּ֭תְּנֵנוּ כְּצֹ֣אן מַאֲכָ֑ל וּ֝בַגּוֹיִ֗ם זֵרִיתָֽנוּ׃ 13Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us. (MT 44:14; LXX 43:14; Rahlfs 43:14) תִּמְכֹּֽר־עַמְּךָ֥ בְלֹא־ה֑וֹן וְלֹ֥א־רִ֝בִּ֗יתָ בִּמְחִירֵיהֶֽם׃ 14Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people. (MT 44:15; LXX 43:15; Rahlfs 43:15) תְּשִׂימֵ֣נוּ חֶ֭רְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנֵ֑ינוּ לַ֥עַג וָ֝קֶ֗לֶס לִסְבִיבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ 15My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me, (MT 44:16; LXX 43:16; Rahlfs 43:16) תְּשִׂימֵ֣נוּ מָ֭שָׁל בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם מְנֽוֹד־רֹ֝֗אשׁ בַּל־אֻמִּֽים׃ 16For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger. (MT 44:17; LXX 43:17; Rahlfs 43:17) כָּל־הַ֭יּוֹם כְּלִמָּתִ֣י נֶגְדִּ֑י וּבֹ֖שֶׁת פָּנַ֣י כִּסָּֽתְנִי׃ 17All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. (MT 44:18; LXX 43:18; Rahlfs 43:18) מִ֭קּוֹל מְחָרֵ֣ף וּמְגַדֵּ֑ף מִפְּנֵ֥י א֝וֹיֵ֗ב וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃ 18Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; (MT 44:19; LXX 43:19; Rahlfs 43:19) כָּל־זֹ֣את בָּ֭אַתְנוּ וְלֹ֣א שְׁכַחֲנ֑וּךָ וְלֹֽא־שִׁ֝קַּ֗רְנוּ בִּבְרִיתֶֽךָ׃ 19Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death. (MT 44:20; LXX 43:20; Rahlfs 43:20) לֹא־נָס֣וֹג אָח֣וֹר לִבֵּ֑נוּ וַתֵּ֥ט אֲשֻׁרֵ֗ינוּ מִנִּ֥י אָרְחֶֽךָ׃ 20If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; (MT 44:21; LXX 43:21; Rahlfs 43:21) כִּ֣י דִ֭כִּיתָנוּ בִּמְק֣וֹם תַּנִּ֑ים וַתְּכַ֖ס עָלֵ֣ינוּ בְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ 21Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. (MT 44:22; LXX 43:22; Rahlfs 43:22) אִם־שָׁ֭כַחְנוּ שֵׁ֣ם אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וַנִּפְרֹ֥שׂ כַּ֝פֵּ֗ינוּ לְאֵ֣ל זָֽר׃ 22Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter. (MT 44:23; LXX 43:23; Rahlfs 43:23) הֲלֹ֣א אֱ֭לֹהִים יַֽחֲקָר־זֹ֑את כִּֽי־ה֥וּא יֹ֝דֵ֗עַ תַּעֲלֻמ֥וֹת לֵֽב׃ 23Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever. (MT 44:24; LXX 43:24; Rahlfs 43:24) כִּֽי־עָ֭לֶיךָ הֹרַ֣גְנוּ כָל־הַיּ֑וֹם נֶ֝חְשַׁ֗בְנוּ כְּצֹ֣אן טִבְחָֽה׃ 24Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression? (MT 44:25; LXX 43:25; Rahlfs 43:25) ע֤וּרָה ׀ לָ֖מָּה תִישַׁ֥ן ׀ אֲדֹנָ֑י הָ֝קִ֗יצָה אַל־תִּזְנַ֥ח לָנֶֽצַח׃ 25For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth. (MT 44:26; LXX 43:26; Rahlfs 43:26) לָֽמָּה־פָנֶ֥יךָ תַסְתִּ֑יר תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח עָנְיֵ֣נוּ וְֽלַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃ 26Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake. (MT 44:27; LXX 43:27; Rahlfs 43:27) כִּ֤י שָׁ֣חָה לֶעָפָ֣ר נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ דָּבְקָ֖ה לָאָ֣רֶץ בִּטְנֵֽנוּ׃