תהילים 44

1 לַמְנַצֵּחַ ׀ לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃ אֱלֹהִים ׀ בְּאׇזְנֵינוּ שָׁמַעְנוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ סִפְּרוּ־לָנוּ פֹּעַל פָּעַלְתָּ בִימֵיהֶם בִּימֵי קֶֽדֶם׃

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.

2 אַתָּה ׀ יָדְךָ גּוֹיִם הוֹרַשְׁתָּ וַתִּטָּעֵם תָּרַע לְאֻמִּים וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃

How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.

3 כִּי לֹא בְחַרְבָּם יָרְשׁוּ אָרֶץ וּזְרוֹעָם לֹא־הוֹשִׁיעָה לָּמוֹ כִּֽי־יְמִינְךָ וּזְרוֹעֲךָ וְאוֹר פָּנֶיךָ כִּי רְצִיתָֽם׃

For 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.

4 אַתָּה־הוּא מַלְכִּי אֱלֹהִים צַוֵּה יְשׁוּעוֹת יַעֲקֹֽב׃

Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.

5 בְּךָ צָרֵינוּ נְנַגֵּחַ בְּשִׁמְךָ נָבוּס קָמֵֽינוּ׃

Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

6 כִּי לֹא בְקַשְׁתִּי אֶבְטָח וְחַרְבִּי לֹא תוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃

For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.

7 כִּי הוֹשַׁעְתָּנוּ מִצָּרֵינוּ וּמְשַׂנְאֵינוּ הֱבִישֽׁוֹתָ׃

But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.

8 בֵּאלֹהִים הִלַּלְנוּ כׇל־הַיּוֹם וְשִׁמְךָ ׀ לְעוֹלָם נוֹדֶה סֶֽלָה׃

In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. (Selah)

9 אַף־זָנַחְתָּ וַתַּכְלִימֵנוּ וְלֹא־תֵצֵא בְּצִבְאוֹתֵֽינוּ׃

But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.

10 תְּשִׁיבֵנוּ אָחוֹר מִנִּי־צָר וּמְשַׂנְאֵינוּ שָׁסוּ לָֽמוֹ׃

Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.

11 תִּתְּנֵנוּ כְּצֹאן מַאֲכָל וּבַגּוֹיִם זֵרִיתָֽנוּ׃

Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.

12 תִּמְכֹּֽר־עַמְּךָ בְלֹא־הוֹן וְלֹֽא־רִבִּיתָ בִּמְחִירֵיהֶֽם׃

Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.

13 תְּשִׂימֵנוּ חֶרְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנֵינוּ לַעַג וָקֶלֶס לִסְבִיבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃

Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

14 תְּשִׂימֵנוּ מָשָׁל בַּגּוֹיִם מְנֽוֹד־רֹאשׁ בַּלְאֻמִּֽים׃

Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.

15 כׇּל־הַיּוֹם כְּלִמָּתִי נֶגְדִּי וּבֹשֶׁת פָּנַי כִּסָּֽתְנִי׃

My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

16 מִקּוֹל מְחָרֵף וּמְגַדֵּף מִפְּנֵי אוֹיֵב וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃

For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.

17 כׇּל־זֹאת בָּאַתְנוּ וְלֹא שְׁכַחֲנוּךָ וְלֹֽא־שִׁקַּרְנוּ בִּבְרִיתֶֽךָ׃

All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

18 לֹא־נָסוֹג אָחוֹר לִבֵּנוּ וַתֵּט אֲשֻׁרֵינוּ מִנִּי אׇרְחֶֽךָ׃

Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;

19 כִּי דִכִּיתָנוּ בִּמְקוֹם תַּנִּים וַתְּכַס עָלֵינוּ בְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃

Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.

20 אִם־שָׁכַחְנוּ שֵׁם אֱלֹהֵינוּ וַנִּפְרֹשׂ כַּפֵּינוּ לְאֵל זָֽר׃

If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;

21 הֲלֹא אֱלֹהִים יַחֲקׇר־זֹאת כִּי־הוּא יֹדֵעַ תַּעֲלֻמוֹת לֵֽב׃

Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

22 כִּֽי־עָלֶיךָ הֹרַגְנוּ כׇל־הַיּוֹם נֶחְשַׁבְנוּ כְּצֹאן טִבְחָֽה׃

Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

23 עוּרָה ׀ לָמָּה תִישַׁן ׀ אֲדֹנָי הָקִיצָה אַל־תִּזְנַח לָנֶֽצַח׃

Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.

24 לָֽמָּה־פָנֶיךָ תַסְתִּיר תִּשְׁכַּח עׇנְיֵנוּ וְֽלַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃

Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

25 כִּי שָׁחָה לֶעָפָר נַפְשֵׁנוּ דָּבְקָה לָאָרֶץ בִּטְנֵֽנוּ׃

For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.

26 קוּמָֽה עֶזְרָתָה לָּנוּ וּפְדֵנוּ לְמַעַן חַסְדֶּֽךָ׃

Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake.