Chapter 44
1לַמְנַצֵּחַ לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח מַשְׂכִּֽילFor the leader. Of the Korahites. A maskil.
2אֱלֹהִים בְּאׇזְנֵינוּ שָׁמַעְנוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ סִפְּרוּ־לָנוּ פֹּעַל פָּעַלְתָּ בִימֵיהֶם בִּימֵי קֶֽדֶםWe have heard, O God, our ancestors have told us the deeds You performed in their time, in days of old.
3אַתָּה יָדְךָ גּוֹיִם הוֹרַשְׁתָּ וַתִּטָּעֵם תָּרַע לְאֻמִּים וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽםWith Your hand You planted them, displacing nations; You brought misfortune on peoples, and drove them out.
4כִּי לֹא בְחַרְבָּם יָרְשׁוּ אָרֶץ וּזְרוֹעָם לֹא־הוֹשִׁיעָה לָּמוֹ כִּֽי־יְמִינְךָ וּזְרוֹעֲךָ וְאוֹר פָּנֶיךָ כִּי רְצִיתָֽםIt was not by their sword that they took the land, their arm did not give them victory, but Your right hand, Your arm, and Your goodwill, for You favored them.
5אַתָּה־הוּא מַלְכִּי אֱלֹהִים צַוֵּה יְשׁוּעוֹת יַעֲקֹֽבYou are my king, O God; decree victories for Jacob!
6בְּךָ צָרֵינוּ נְנַגֵּחַ בְּשִׁמְךָ נָבוּס קָמֵֽינוּThrough You we gore our foes; by Your name we trample our adversaries;
7כִּי לֹא בְקַשְׁתִּי אֶבְטָח וְחַרְבִּי לֹא תוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִיI do not trust in my bow; it is not my sword that gives me victory;
8כִּי הוֹשַׁעְתָּנוּ מִצָּרֵינוּ וּמְשַׂנְאֵינוּ הֱבִישֽׁוֹתָYou give us victory over our foes; You thwart those who hate us.
9בֵּאלֹהִים הִלַּלְנוּ כׇל־הַיּוֹם וְשִׁמְךָ לְעוֹלָם נוֹדֶה סֶֽלָהIn God we glory at all times, and praise Your name unceasingly. Selah.
10אַף־זָנַחְתָּ וַתַּכְלִימֵנוּ וְלֹא־תֵצֵא בְּצִבְאוֹתֵֽינוּYet You have rejected and disgraced us; You do not go with our armies.
11תְּשִׁיבֵנוּ אָחוֹר מִנִּי־צָר וּמְשַׂנְאֵינוּ שָׁסוּ לָֽמוֹYou make us retreat before our foe; our enemies plunder us at will.
12תִּתְּנֵנוּ כְּצֹאן מַאֲכָל וּבַגּוֹיִם זֵרִיתָֽנוּYou let them devour us like sheep; You disperse us among the nations.
13תִּמְכֹּֽר־עַמְּךָ בְלֹא־הוֹן וְלֹֽא־רִבִּיתָ בִּמְחִירֵיהֶֽםYou sell Your people for no fortune, You set no high price on them.
14תְּשִׂימֵנוּ חֶרְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנֵינוּ לַעַג וָקֶלֶס לִסְבִיבוֹתֵֽינוּYou make us the butt of our neighbors, the scorn and derision of those around us.
15תְּשִׂימֵנוּ מָשָׁל בַּגּוֹיִם מְנֽוֹד־רֹאשׁ בַּלְאֻמִּֽיםYou make us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.
16כׇּל־הַיּוֹם כְּלִמָּתִי נֶגְדִּי וּבֹשֶׁת פָּנַי כִּסָּֽתְנִיI am always aware of my disgrace; I am wholly covered with shame
17מִקּוֹל מְחָרֵף וּמְגַדֵּף מִפְּנֵי אוֹיֵב וּמִתְנַקֵּֽםat the sound of taunting revilers, in the presence of the vengeful foe.
18כׇּל־זֹאת בָּאַתְנוּ וְלֹא שְׁכַחֲנוּךָ וְלֹֽא־שִׁקַּרְנוּ בִּבְרִיתֶֽךָAll this has come upon us, yet we have not forgotten You, or been false to Your covenant.
19לֹא־נָסוֹג אָחוֹר לִבֵּנוּ וַתֵּט אֲשֻׁרֵינוּ מִנִּי אׇרְחֶֽךָOur hearts have not gone astray, nor have our feet swerved from Your path,
20כִּי דִכִּיתָנוּ בִּמְקוֹם תַּנִּים וַתְּכַס עָלֵינוּ בְצַלְמָֽוֶתthough You cast us, crushed, to where the sea monster is, and covered us over with deepest darkness.
21אִם־שָׁכַחְנוּ שֵׁם אֱלֹהֵינוּ וַנִּפְרֹשׂ כַּפֵּינוּ לְאֵל זָֽרIf we forgot the name of our God and spread forth our hands to a foreign god,
22הֲלֹא אֱלֹהִים יַחֲקׇר־זֹאת כִּי־הוּא יֹדֵעַ תַּעֲלֻמוֹת לֵֽבGod would surely search it out, as the One who knows the secrets of the heart.
23כִּֽי־עָלֶיךָ הֹרַגְנוּ כׇל־הַיּוֹם נֶחְשַׁבְנוּ כְּצֹאן טִבְחָֽהIt is for Your sake that we are slain all day long, that we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.
24עוּרָה לָמָּה תִישַׁן אֲדֹנָי הָקִיצָה אַל־תִּזְנַח לָנֶֽצַחRouse Yourself; why do You sleep, O my Sovereign? Awaken, do not reject us forever!
25לָֽמָּה־פָנֶיךָ תַסְתִּיר תִּשְׁכַּח עׇנְיֵנוּ וְֽלַחֲצֵֽנוּWhy do You hide Your face, ignoring our affliction and distress?
26כִּי שָׁחָה לֶעָפָר נַפְשֵׁנוּ דָּבְקָה לָאָרֶץ בִּטְנֵֽנוּWe lie prostrate in the dust; our body clings to the ground.
27קוּמָֽה עֶזְרָתָה לָּנוּ וּפְדֵנוּ לְמַעַן חַסְדֶּֽךָArise and help us, redeem us, as befits Your faithfulness.