Ps 44

FFor the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. A contemplative psalm. We have heard with our ears, God; our fathers have told us what 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׃ 2You drove out the nations with your hand, but you planted them. You afflicted the peoples, but you spread them abroad. (MT 44:3; LXX 43:3; Rahlfs 43:3) אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ בְּאָזְנֵ֬ינוּ שָׁמַ֗עְנוּ אֲבוֹתֵ֥ינוּ סִפְּרוּ־לָ֑נוּ פֹּ֥עַל פָּעַ֥לְתָּ בִֽ֝ימֵיהֶ֗ם בִּ֣ימֵי קֶֽדֶם׃ 3For they didn’t get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable to them. (MT 44:4; LXX 43:4; Rahlfs 43:4) אַתָּ֤ה ׀ יָדְךָ֡ גּוֹיִ֣ם ה֭וֹרַשְׁתָּ וַתִּטָּעֵ֑ם תָּרַ֥ע לְ֝אֻמִּ֗ים וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃ 4God, you are my King. Command 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 will push down our adversaries. Through your name, we will tread down those who 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 will my sword save me. (MT 44:7; LXX 43:7; Rahlfs 43:7) בְּ֭ךָ צָרֵ֣ינוּ נְנַגֵּ֑חַ בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗ נָב֥וּס קָמֵֽינוּ׃ 7But you have saved us from our adversaries, and have shamed those who hate us. (MT 44:8; Rahlfs 43:8) כִּ֤י לֹ֣א בְקַשְׁתִּ֣י אֶבְטָ֑ח וְ֝חַרְבִּ֗י לֹ֣א תוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃ 8In God we have made our boast all day long. We will give thanks to your name forever. Selah. (MT 44:9; LXX 43:9; Rahlfs 43:9) כִּ֣י ה֭וֹשַׁעְתָּנוּ מִצָּרֵ֑ינוּ וּמְשַׂנְאֵ֥ינוּ הֱבִישֽׁוֹתָ׃ 9But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor, and don’t go out with our armies. (MT 44:10; LXX 43:10; Rahlfs 43:10) בֵּֽ֭אלֹהִים הִלַּלְ֣נוּ כָל־הַיּ֑וֹם וְשִׁמְךָ֓ ׀ לְעוֹלָ֖ם נוֹדֶ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃ 10You make us turn back from the adversary. Those who hate us take plunder for themselves. (MT 44:11; LXX 43:11; Rahlfs 43:11) אַף־זָ֭נַחְתָּ וַתַּכְלִימֵ֑נוּ וְלֹא־תֵ֝צֵ֗א בְּצִבְאוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ 11You have made us like sheep for food, and 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, and have gained nothing from their sale. (MT 44:13; LXX 43:13; Rahlfs 43:13) תִּ֭תְּנֵנוּ כְּצֹ֣אן מַאֲכָ֑ל וּ֝בַגּוֹיִ֗ם זֵרִיתָֽנוּ׃ 13You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us. (MT 44:14; LXX 43:14; Rahlfs 43:14) תִּמְכֹּֽר־עַמְּךָ֥ בְלֹא־ה֑וֹן וְלֹ֥א־רִ֝בִּ֗יתָ בִּמְחִירֵיהֶֽם׃ 14You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples. (MT 44:15; LXX 43:15; Rahlfs 43:15) תְּשִׂימֵ֣נוּ חֶ֭רְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנֵ֑ינוּ לַ֥עַג וָ֝קֶ֗לֶס לִסְבִיבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ 15All day long my dishonor is before me, and shame covers my face, (MT 44:16; LXX 43:16; Rahlfs 43:16) תְּשִׂימֵ֣נוּ מָ֭שָׁל בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם מְנֽוֹד־רֹ֝֗אשׁ בַּל־אֻמִּֽים׃ 16at the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger. (MT 44:17; LXX 43:17; Rahlfs 43:17) כָּל־הַ֭יּוֹם כְּלִמָּתִ֣י נֶגְדִּ֑י וּבֹ֖שֶׁת פָּנַ֣י כִּסָּֽתְנִי׃ 17All this has come on us, yet we haven’t forgotten you. We haven’t been false to your covenant. (MT 44:18; LXX 43:18; Rahlfs 43:18) מִ֭קּוֹל מְחָרֵ֣ף וּמְגַדֵּ֑ף מִפְּנֵ֥י א֝וֹיֵ֗ב וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃ 18Our heart has not turned back, neither have our steps strayed from your path, (MT 44:19; LXX 43:19; Rahlfs 43:19) כָּל־זֹ֣את בָּ֭אַתְנוּ וְלֹ֣א שְׁכַחֲנ֑וּךָ וְלֹֽא־שִׁ֝קַּ֗רְנוּ בִּבְרִיתֶֽךָ׃ 19though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, 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 spread out our hands to a strange god, (MT 44:21; LXX 43:21; Rahlfs 43:21) כִּ֣י דִ֭כִּיתָנוּ בִּמְק֣וֹם תַּנִּ֑ים וַתְּכַ֖ס עָלֵ֣ינוּ בְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ 21won’t God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart. (MT 44:22; LXX 43:22; Rahlfs 43:22) אִם־שָׁ֭כַחְנוּ שֵׁ֣ם אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וַנִּפְרֹ֥שׂ כַּ֝פֵּ֗ינוּ לְאֵ֣ל זָֽר׃ 22Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter. (MT 44:23; LXX 43:23; Rahlfs 43:23) הֲלֹ֣א אֱ֭לֹהִים יַֽחֲקָר־זֹ֑את כִּֽי־ה֥וּא יֹ֝דֵ֗עַ תַּעֲלֻמ֥וֹת לֵֽב׃ 23Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don’t 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 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 body clings to the earth. (MT 44:26; LXX 43:26; Rahlfs 43:26) לָֽמָּה־פָנֶ֥יךָ תַסְתִּ֑יר תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח עָנְיֵ֣נוּ וְֽלַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃ 26Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness’ sake. (MT 44:27; LXX 43:27; Rahlfs 43:27) כִּ֤י שָׁ֣חָה לֶעָפָ֣ר נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ דָּבְקָ֖ה לָאָ֣רֶץ בִּטְנֵֽנוּ׃