תְהִלִּים 44

1 לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ לִבְנֵי־קֹ֬רַח מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃ אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ בְּאָזְנֵ֬ינוּ שָׁמַ֗עְנוּ אֲבֹותֵ֥ינוּ סִפְּרוּ־לָ֑נוּ פֹּ֥עַל פָּעַ֥לְתָּ בִֽ֝ימֵיהֶ֗ם בִּ֣ימֵי קֶֽדֶם׃

To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. An instruction. O God, with our ears have we heard, our fathers have told us, the work thou wroughtest in their days, in the days of old:

2 אַתָּ֤ה ׀ יָדְךָ֡ גֹּויִ֣ם הֹ֭ורַשְׁתָּ וַתִּטָּעֵ֑ם תָּרַ֥ע לְ֝אֻמִּ֗ים וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃

Thou, by thy hand, didst dispossess the nations, but them thou didst plant; thou didst afflict the peoples, but them didst thou cause to spread out.

3 כִּ֤י לֹ֪א בְחַרְבָּ֡ם יָ֥רְשׁוּ אָ֗רֶץ וּזְרֹועָם֮ לֹא־הֹושִׁ֪יעָ֫ה לָּ֥מֹו כִּֽי־יְמִֽינְךָ֣ וּ֭זְרֹועֲךָ וְאֹ֥ור פָּנֶ֗יךָ כִּ֣י רְצִיתָֽם׃

For not by their own sword did they take possession of the land, neither did their own arm save them; but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst delight in them.

4 אַתָּה־ה֣וּא מַלְכִּ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים צַ֝וֵּ֗ה יְשׁוּעֹ֥ות יַעֲקֹֽב׃

Thou thyself art my king, O God: command deliverance for Jacob.

5 בְּ֭ךָ צָרֵ֣ינוּ נְנַגֵּ֑חַ בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗ נָב֥וּס קָמֵֽינוּ׃

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

6 כִּ֤י לֹ֣א בְקַשְׁתִּ֣י אֶבְטָ֑ח וְ֝חַרְבִּ֗י לֹ֣א תֹושִׁיעֵֽנִי׃

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

7 כִּ֣י הֹ֭ושַׁעְתָּנוּ מִצָּרֵ֑ינוּ וּמְשַׂנְאֵ֥ינוּ הֱבִישֹֽׁותָ׃

For thou hast saved us from our adversaries, and hast put them to shame that hate us.

8 בֵּֽ֭אלֹהִים הִלַּלְ֣נוּ כָל־הַיֹּ֑ום וְשִׁמְךָ֓ ׀ לְעֹולָ֖ם נֹודֶ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃

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

9 אַף־זָ֭נַחְתָּ וַתַּכְלִימֵ֑נוּ וְלֹא־תֵ֝צֵ֗א בְּצִבְאֹותֵֽינוּ׃

But thou hast cast off, and put us to confusion, and dost not go forth with our armies;

10 תְּשִׁיבֵ֣נוּ אָ֭חֹור מִנִּי־צָ֑ר וּ֝מְשַׂנְאֵ֗ינוּ שָׁ֣סוּ לָֽמֹו׃

Thou hast made us to turn back from the adversary, and they that hate us spoil for themselves;

11 תִּ֭תְּנֵנוּ כְּצֹ֣אן מַאֲכָ֑ל וּ֝בַגֹּויִ֗ם זֵרִיתָֽנוּ׃

Thou hast given us over like sheep [appointed] for meat, and hast scattered us among the nations;

12 תִּמְכֹּֽר־עַמְּךָ֥ בְלֹא־הֹ֑ון וְלֹ֥א־רִ֝בִּ֗יתָ בִּמְחִירֵיהֶֽם׃

Thou hast sold thy people for nought, and hast not increased [thy wealth] by their price;

13 תְּשִׂימֵ֣נוּ חֶ֭רְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנֵ֑ינוּ לַ֥עַג וָ֝קֶ֗לֶס לִסְבִיבֹותֵֽינוּ׃

Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a mockery and a derision for them that are round about us;

14 תְּשִׂימֵ֣נוּ מָ֭שָׁל בַּגֹּויִ֑ם מְנֹֽוד־רֹ֝֗אשׁ בַּל־אֻמִּֽים׃

Thou makest us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

15 כָּל־הַ֭יֹּום כְּלִמָּתִ֣י נֶגְדִּ֑י וּבֹ֖שֶׁת פָּנַ֣י כִּסָּֽתְנִי׃

All the day my confusion is before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

16 מִ֭קֹּול מְחָרֵ֣ף וּמְגַדֵּ֑ף מִפְּנֵ֥י אֹ֝ויֵ֗ב וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃

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

17 כָּל־זֹ֣את בָּ֭אַתְנוּ וְלֹ֣א שְׁכַחֲנ֑וּךָ וְלֹֽא־שִׁ֝קַּ֗רְנוּ בִּבְרִיתֶֽךָ׃

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

18 לֹא־נָסֹ֣וג אָחֹ֣ור לִבֵּ֑נוּ וַתֵּ֥ט אֲשֻׁרֵ֗ינוּ מִנִּ֥י אָרְחֶֽךָ׃

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

19 כִּ֣י דִ֭כִּיתָנוּ בִּמְקֹ֣ום תַּנִּ֑ים וַתְּכַ֖ס עָלֵ֣ינוּ בְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃

Though thou hast crushed us in the place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.

20 אִם־שָׁ֭כַחְנוּ שֵׁ֣ם אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וַנִּפְרֹ֥שׂ כַּ֝פֵּ֗ינוּ לְאֵ֣ל זָֽר׃

If we had forgotten the name of our God, and stretched out our hands to a strange god,

21 הֲלֹ֣א אֱ֭לֹהִים יַֽחֲקָר־זֹ֑את כִּֽי־ה֥וּא יֹ֝דֵ֗עַ תַּעֲלֻמֹ֥ות לֵֽב׃

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

22 כִּֽי־עָ֭לֶיךָ הֹרַ֣גְנוּ כָל־הַיֹּ֑ום נֶ֝חְשַׁ֗בְנוּ כְּצֹ֣אן טִבְחָֽה׃

But for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are reckoned as sheep for slaughter.

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

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

24 לָֽמָּה־פָנֶ֥יךָ תַסְתִּ֑יר תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח עָנְיֵ֣נוּ וְֽלַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃

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

25 כִּ֤י שָׁ֣חָה לֶעָפָ֣ר נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ דָּבְקָ֖ה לָאָ֣רֶץ בִּטְנֵֽנוּ׃

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

26 ק֭וּמָֽה עֶזְרָ֣תָה לָּ֑נוּ וּ֝פְדֵ֗נוּ לְמַ֣עַן חַסְדֶּֽךָ׃

Rise up for our help, and redeem us for thy loving-kindness' sake.