For the Chief Musician; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil.
1We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the days ofoldלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121.
2Thou didst driveoutפָּעַ֥לְתָּpa.'Al.taH6466the nations with thy hand, and plantedst them in; thou didst afflict the peoples, and didst spread them abroad.
3For they gat not the land inpossessionH3423by their own sword, neither did their ownarmH3027save them: but thy righthandיָדְךָ֡ya.de.KhaH3027, and thinearmH3027, and the light of thy countenance,becauseH3027thou hadst a favour unto them.
4Thou art my King, OGodH3808: commanddeliveranceהוֹשִׁ֪יעָ֫הho.Shi.'AhH3467for Jacob.
5Through thee will we pushdownצַ֝וֵּ֗הtza.VehH6680our adversaries: through thy name will we tread them under that riseupמַלְכִּ֣יmal.KiH4428againstיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290us.
6For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword savemeקָמֵֽינוּ׃ka.Mei.nuH6965.
7But thou hastsavedH3467usכִּ֤יkiH3588from our adversaries, and hastputאֶבְטָ֑ח'ev.TachH982them to shame that hateusכִּ֣יkiH3588.
8In God haveweH3588made our boastallהֱבִישֽׁוֹתָ׃he.vi.Sho.taH954the day long, andweH3588will give thanks unto thy name for ever. Selah
9ButnowH3117thou hast castusH3117off, and broughtusH3117to dishonour; and goest not forth with our hosts.
10Thou makest us toturnאַף־'af-H637backתֵ֝צֵ֗אte.Tze'H3318from the adversary: and theywhichבְּצִבְאוֹתֵֽינוּ׃be.tziv.'o.Tei.nuH6635hate us spoil for themselves.
11Thou hast givenusH7725like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scatteredusH7725among the nations.
12Thou sellest thypeopleוּ֝בַגּוֹיִ֗םu.va.go.YimH1471for nought, and hast not increased thy wealth by their price.
13Thou makestusH5971a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round aboutusH5971.
14Thou makestusH7760a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
15All the day long is my dishonour beforemeH7760, and the shame of my face hath coveredmeH7760,
16For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the avenger.
17All this is come uponusמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
18Our heart isnotH3808turnedbackבָּ֭אַתְנוּBa.'at.nuH935,neitherH3808have our steps declined from thywayזֹ֣אתzotH2063;
19That thou hast sore brokenusH4480in the place of jackals, and coveredusH4480with the shadow of death.
20IfH3588weH3588have forgotten the name of our God, or spread forth our hands to a strange god;
21Shallnotאִם־'i.mo.Sha-H518GodH430search thisoutוַנִּפְרֹ֥שׂva.nif.RosH6566? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
22YeaH3588, for thy sake areweH3588killedallיֹ֝דֵ֗עַyo.De.a'H3045the day long;weH3588are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
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