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Psalms

Chapter 44
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): lamenatzּe֬cha libeney-qo֬rach mashsekּiֽyl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)We have heard with our ears, O God; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in days of old.

לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ לִבְנֵי־קֹ֬רַח מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): elohi֤ym ׀ bּe'azene֬ynu shshama֗'enu 'abote֥ynu sipּeru-la֑nu pּo֥'al pּa'a֥letּa biֽ֝ymeyhe֗m bּi֣ymey qeֽdem׃
Edified Edition (EDE)With your hand you drove out the nations and planted our fathers; you crushed the peoples and made our fathers flourish.

אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ בְּאָזְנֵ֬ינוּ שָׁמַ֗עְנוּ אֲבוֹתֵ֥ינוּ סִפְּרוּ־לָ֑נוּ פֹּ֥עַל פָּעַ֥לְתָּ בִֽ֝ימֵיהֶ֗ם בִּ֣ימֵי קֶֽדֶם׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): atּa֤h ׀ yadeka֡ gּoyi֣m h֭orashshetּa vatּitּa'e֑m tּara֥ le֝'umּi֗ym vaֽtּeshshalּecheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you favoured them.

אַתָּ֤ה ׀ יָדְךָ֡ גּוֹיִ֣ם ה֭וֹרַשְׁתָּ וַתִּטָּעֵ֑ם תָּרַ֥ע לְ֝אֻמִּ֗ים וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y lo֪ becharebּa֡m ya֥reshshu 'a֗retz uzero'am֮ lo'-hoshshi֪y'a֫h lּa֥mo kּiֽy-yemiֽyneka֣ u֭zero'aka ve'֥or pּane֗yka kּi֣y retziytaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You are my King and my God, who decrees victories for Jacob.

כִּ֤י לֹ֪א בְחַרְבָּ֡ם יָ֥רְשׁוּ אָ֗רֶץ וּזְרוֹעָם֮ לֹא־הוֹשִׁ֪יעָ֫ה לָּ֥מוֹ כִּֽי־יְמִֽינְךָ֣ וּ֭זְרוֹעֲךָ וְא֥וֹר פָּנֶ֗יךָ כִּ֣י רְצִיתָֽם׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): atּah-h֣u malekּi֣y 'elohi֑ym tza֝ue֗h yeshshu'֥ot ya'aqoֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Through you we push back our enemies; through your name we trample our foes.

אַתָּה־ה֣וּא מַלְכִּ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים צַ֝וֵּ֗ה יְשׁוּע֥וֹת יַעֲקֹֽב׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּe֭ka tzare֣ynu nenagּe֑cha bּe֝shshimeka֗ nab֥us qameֽynu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I put no trust in my bow, my sword does not bring me victory;

בְּ֭ךָ צָרֵ֣ינוּ נְנַגֵּ֑חַ בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗ נָב֥וּס קָמֵֽינוּ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y lo֣ beqashshetּi֣y 'ebeta֑ch ve֝charebּi֗y lo֣ toshshiy'eֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)but you give us victory over our enemies, you put our adversaries to shame.

כִּ֤י לֹ֣א בְקַשְׁתִּ֣י אֶבְטָ֑ח וְ֝חַרְבִּ֗י לֹ֣א תוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y h֭oshsha'etּanu mitzּare֑ynu umeshsane'e֥ynu hebiyshshֽota׃
Edified Edition (EDE)In God we make our boast all day long, and we will praise your name for ever. Selah.

כִּ֣י ה֭וֹשַׁעְתָּנוּ מִצָּרֵ֑ינוּ וּמְשַׂנְאֵ֥ינוּ הֱבִישֽׁוֹתָ׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeֽ֭'lohiym hilּale֣nu kal-hayּ֑om veshshimeka֓ ׀ le'ola֖m node֣h seֽlah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But now you have rejected and humbled us; you no longer go out with our armies.

בֵּֽ֭אלֹהִים הִלַּלְ֣נוּ כָל־הַיּ֑וֹם וְשִׁמְךָ֓ ׀ לְעוֹלָ֖ם נוֹדֶ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): ap-za֭nachetּa vatּakeliyme֑nu velo'-te֝tze֗ bּetzibe'oteֽynu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You made us retreat before the enemy, and our adversaries have plundered us.

אַף־זָ֭נַחְתָּ וַתַּכְלִימֵ֑נוּ וְלֹא־תֵ֝צֵ֗א בְּצִבְאוֹתֵֽינוּ׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּeshshiybe֣nu 'a֭chor minּiy-tza֑r u֝meshsane'e֗ynu shsha֣su laֽmo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You gave us up to be devoured like sheep and have scattered us among the nations.

תְּשִׁיבֵ֣נוּ אָ֭חוֹר מִנִּי־צָ֑ר וּ֝מְשַׂנְאֵ֗ינוּ שָׁ֣סוּ לָֽמוֹ׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּi֭tּenenu kּetzo֣'n ma'aka֑l u֝bagּoyi֗m zeriytaֽnu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You sold your people for a pittance, gaining nothing from their sale.

תִּ֭תְּנֵנוּ כְּצֹ֣אן מַאֲכָ֑ל וּ֝בַגּוֹיִ֗ם זֵרִיתָֽנוּ׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּimekּoֽr-'amּeka֥ belo'-h֑on velo֥'-ri֝bּi֗yta bּimechiyreyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You have made us a reproach to our neighbours, the scorn and derision of those around us.

תִּמְכֹּֽר־עַמְּךָ֥ בְלֹא־ה֑וֹן וְלֹ֥א־רִ֝בִּ֗יתָ בִּמְחִירֵיהֶֽם׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּeshsiyme֣nu che֭repּah lishshekene֑ynu la֥'ag va֝qe֗les lisebiyboteֽynu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You have made us a byword among the nations; the peoples shake their heads at us.

תְּשִׂימֵ֣נוּ חֶ֭רְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנֵ֑ינוּ לַ֥עַג וָ֝קֶ֗לֶס לִסְבִיבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּeshsiyme֣nu ma֭shshal bּagּoyi֑m menֽod-ro֝֗'shsh bּal-'umּiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I live in disgrace all day long, and my face is covered with shame

תְּשִׂימֵ֣נוּ מָ֭שָׁל בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם מְנֽוֹד־רֹ֝֗אשׁ בַּל־אֻמִּֽים׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּal-ha֭yּom kּelimּati֣y negedּi֑y ubo֖shshet pּana֣y kּisּaֽteniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)at the taunts of those who reproach and revile me, because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.

כָּל־הַ֭יּוֹם כְּלִמָּתִ֣י נֶגְדִּ֑י וּבֹ֖שֶׁת פָּנַ֣י כִּסָּֽתְנִי׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): mi֭qּol mechare֣p umegadּe֑p mipּene֥y '֝oye֗b umitenaqּeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)All this came upon us, though we had not forgotten you; we had not been false to your covenant.

מִ֭קּוֹל מְחָרֵ֣ף וּמְגַדֵּ֑ף מִפְּנֵ֥י א֝וֹיֵ֗ב וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּal-zo֣'t bּa֭'atenu velo֣ shshekachan֑uka veloֽ'-shshi֝qּa֗renu bּiberiyteֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Our hearts had not turned back; our feet had not strayed from your path.

כָּל־זֹ֣את בָּ֭אַתְנוּ וְלֹ֣א שְׁכַחֲנ֑וּךָ וְלֹֽא־שִׁ֝קַּ֗רְנוּ בִּבְרִיתֶֽךָ׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): lo'-nas֣og 'ach֣or libּe֑nu vatּe֥t 'ashshure֗ynu minּi֥y 'arecheֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But you crushed us and made us a haunt of jackals and covered us with deep darkness.

לֹא־נָס֣וֹג אָח֣וֹר לִבֵּ֑נוּ וַתֵּ֥ט אֲשֻׁרֵ֗ינוּ מִנִּ֥י אָרְחֶֽךָ׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y di֭kּiytanu bּimeq֣om tּanּi֑ym vatּeka֖s 'ale֣ynu betzalemaֽvet׃
Edified Edition (EDE)If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,

כִּ֣י דִ֭כִּיתָנוּ בִּמְק֣וֹם תַּנִּ֑ים וַתְּכַ֖ס עָלֵ֣ינוּ בְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-shsha֭kachenu shshe֣m 'elohe֑ynu vanּipero֥shs kּa֝pּe֗ynu le'e֣l zaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)would not God have discovered it, since he knows the secrets of the heart?

אִם־שָׁ֭כַחְנוּ שֵׁ֣ם אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וַנִּפְרֹ֥שׂ כַּ֝פֵּ֗ינוּ לְאֵ֣ל זָֽר׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): halo֣ 'e֭lohiym yaֽchaqar-zo֑'t kּiֽy-h֥u yo֝de֗'a tּa'alum֥ot leֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Yet for your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.

הֲלֹ֣א אֱ֭לֹהִים יַֽחֲקָר־זֹ֑את כִּֽי־ה֥וּא יֹ֝דֵ֗עַ תַּעֲלֻמ֥וֹת לֵֽב׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-'a֭leyka hora֣genu kal-hayּ֑om ne֝cheshsha֗benu kּetzo֣'n tibechaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Awake, Lord! Why do you sleep? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us for ever.

כִּֽי־עָ֭לֶיךָ הֹרַ֣גְנוּ כָל־הַיּ֑וֹם נֶ֝חְשַׁ֗בְנוּ כְּצֹ֣אן טִבְחָֽה׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): ֤urah ׀ la֖mּah tiyshsha֥n ׀ 'adona֑y ha֝qi֗ytzah 'al-tּizena֥ch laneֽtzach׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Why do you hide your face and forget our misery and oppression?

ע֤וּרָה ׀ לָ֖מָּה תִישַׁ֥ן ׀ אֲדֹנָ֑י הָ֝קִ֗יצָה אַל־תִּזְנַ֥ח לָנֶֽצַח׃

25
Phonetic (Hebrew): laֽmּah-pane֥yka tasetּi֑yr tּishshekּa֖ch 'aneye֣nu veֽlachatzeֽnu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)We are brought down to the dust; our bodies cling to the ground.

לָֽמָּה־פָנֶ֥יךָ תַסְתִּ֑יר תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח עָנְיֵ֣נוּ וְֽלַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃

26
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y shsha֣chah le'apa֣r napeshshe֑nu dּabeqa֖h la'a֣retz bּiteneֽnu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Rise up and help us; rescue us because of your unfailing love.

כִּ֤י שָׁ֣חָה לֶעָפָ֣ר נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ דָּבְקָ֖ה לָאָ֣רֶץ בִּטְנֵֽנוּ׃

27

ק֭וּמָֽה עֶזְרָ֣תָה לָּ֑נוּ וּ֝פְדֵ֗נוּ לְמַ֣עַן חַסְדֶּֽךָ׃