Psalms 43 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 44

¹For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. A contemplative psalm. We have heard with our ears, God; our fathers have told us what work you did in their days, in the days of old.

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764) for the sons^H1121 of Korah^H7141, Maschil^H4905^(H8688). We have heard^H8085^(H8804) with our ears^H241, O God^H430, our fathers^H1 have told^H5608^(H8765) us, what work^H6467 thou didst^H6466^(H8804) in their days^H3117, in the times^H3117 of old^H6924.

² You drove out the nations with your hand, but you planted them. You afflicted the peoples, but you spread them abroad.

KJVHow thou didst drive out^H3423^(H8689) the heathen^H1471 with thy hand^H3027, and plantedst^H5193^(H8799) them; how thou didst afflict^H7489^(H8686) the people^H3816, and cast them out^H7971^(H8762).

³ For they didn’t get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable to them.

KJVFor they got^H3423 not the land^H776 in possession^H3423^(H8804) by their own sword^H2719, neither did their own arm^H2220 save^H3467^(H8689) them: but thy right hand^H3225, and thine arm^H2220, and the light^H216 of thy countenance^H6440, because thou hadst a favour^H7521^(H8804) unto them.

⁴ God, you are my King. Command victories for Jacob!

KJVThou art my King^H4428, O God^H430: command^H6680^(H8761) deliverances^H3444 for Jacob^H3290.

⁵ Through you, we will push down our adversaries. Through your name, we will tread down those who rise up against us.

KJVThrough thee will we push down^H5055^(H8762) our enemies^H6862: through thy name^H8034 will we tread them under^H947^(H8799) that rise up^H6965^(H8801) against us.

⁶ For I will not trust in my bow, neither will my sword save me.

KJVFor I will not trust^H982^(H8799) in my bow^H7198, neither shall my sword^H2719 save^H3467^(H8686) me.

⁷ But you have saved us from our adversaries, and have shamed those who hate us.

KJVBut thou hast saved^H3467^(H8689) us from our enemies^H6862, and hast put them to shame^H954^(H8689) that hated^H8130^(H8764) us.

⁸ In God we have made our boast all day long. We will give thanks to your name forever. Selah.

KJVIn God^H430 we boast^H1984^(H8765) all the day^H3117 long, and praise^H3034^(H8686) thy name^H8034 for ever^H5769. Selah^H5542.

⁹ But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor, and don’t go out with our armies.

KJVBut^H637 thou hast cast off^H2186^(H8804), and put us to shame^H3637^(H8686); and goest not forth^H3318^(H8799) with our armies^H6635.

¹⁰ You make us turn back from the adversary. Those who hate us take plunder for themselves.

KJVThou makest us to turn^H7725^(H8686) back^H268 from the enemy^H6862: and they which hate^H8130^(H8764) us spoil^H8154^(H8804) for themselves.

¹¹ You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.

KJVThou hast given^H5414^(H8799) us like sheep^H6629 appointed for meat^H3978; and hast scattered^H2219^(H8765) us among the heathen^H1471.

¹² You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.

KJVThou sellest^H4376^(H8799) thy people^H5971 for nought^H1952, and dost not increase^H7235^(H8765) thy wealth by their price^H4242.

¹³ You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.

KJVThou makest^H7760^(H8799) us a reproach^H2781 to our neighbours^H7934, a scorn^H3933 and a derision^H7047 to them that are round about^H5439 us.

¹⁴ You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

KJVThou makest^H7760^(H8799) us a byword^H4912 among the heathen^H1471, a shaking^H4493 of the head^H7218 among the people^H3816.

¹⁵ All day long my dishonor is before me, and shame covers my face,

KJVMy confusion^H3639 is continually^H3117 before me, and the shame^H1322 of my face^H6440 hath covered^H3680^(H8765) me,

¹⁶ at the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.

KJVFor the voice^H6963 of him that reproacheth^H2778^(H8764) and blasphemeth^H1442^(H8764); by reason^H6440 of the enemy^H341^(H8802) and avenger^H5358^(H8693).

¹⁷ All this has come on us, yet we haven’t forgotten you. We haven’t been false to your covenant.

KJVAll this is come^H935^(H8804) upon us; yet have we not forgotten^H7911^(H8804) thee, neither have we dealt falsely^H8266^(H8765) in thy covenant^H1285.

¹⁸ Our heart has not turned back, neither have our steps strayed from your path,

KJVOur heart^H3820 is not turned^H5472^(H8738) back^H268, neither have our steps^H838 declined^H5186^(H8799) from thy way^H734;

¹⁹ though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.

KJVThough thou hast sore broken^H1794^(H8765) us in the place^H4725 of dragons^H8577, and covered^H3680^(H8762) us with the shadow of death^H6757.

²⁰ If we have forgotten the name of our God, or spread out our hands to a strange god,

KJVIf we have forgotten^H7911^(H8804) the name^H8034 of our God^H430, or stretched out^H6566^(H8799) our hands^H3709 to a strange^H2114^(H8801) god^H410;

²¹ won’t God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.

KJVShall not God^H430 search this out^H2713^(H8799)? for he knoweth^H3045^(H8802) the secrets^H8587 of the heart^H3820.

²² Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.

KJVYea, for thy sake are we killed^H2026^(H8795) all the day^H3117 long; we are counted^H2803^(H8738) as sheep^H6629 for the slaughter^H2878.

²³ Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don’t reject us forever.

KJVAwake^H5782^(H8798), why sleepest^H3462^(H8799) thou, O Lord^H136? arise^H6974^(H8685), cast us not off^H2186^(H8799) for ever^H5331.

²⁴ Why do you hide your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?

KJVWherefore hidest^H5641^(H8686) thou thy face^H6440, and forgettest^H7911^(H8799) our affliction^H6040 and our oppression^H3906?

²⁵ For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body clings to the earth.

KJVFor our soul^H5315 is bowed down^H7743^(H8804) to the dust^H6083: our belly^H990 cleaveth^H1692^(H8804) unto the earth^H776.

²⁶ Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness’ sake.

KJVArise^H6965^(H8798) for our help^H5833, and redeem^H6299^(H8798) us for thy mercies^H2617' sake.

WEB·Psalms 43

¹Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh, deliver me from deceitful and wicked men.

KJVJudge^H8199^(H8798) me, O God^H430, and plead^H7378^(H8798) my cause^H7379 against an ungodly^H3808^H2623 nation^H1471: O deliver^H6403^(H8762) me from the deceitful^H4820 and unjust^H5766 man^H376.

² For you are the God of my strength. Why have you rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

KJVFor thou art the God^H430 of my strength^H4581: why dost thou cast me off^H2186^(H8804)? why go^H1980^(H8691) I mourning^H6937^(H8802) because of the oppression^H3906 of the enemy^H341^(H8802)?

³ Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy hill, to your tents.

KJVO send out^H7971^(H8798) thy light^H216 and thy truth^H571: let them lead^H5148^(H8686) me; let them bring^H935^(H8686) me unto thy holy^H6944 hill^H2022, and to thy tabernacles^H4908.

⁴ Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, God, my God.

KJVThen will I go^H935^(H8799) unto the altar^H4196 of God^H430, unto God^H410 my exceeding^H8057 joy^H1524: yea, upon the harp^H3658 will I praise^H3034^(H8686) thee, O God^H430 my God^H430.

⁵ Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him: my Savior, my helper, and my God.

KJVWhy art thou cast down^H7817^(H8709), O my soul^H5315? and why art thou disquieted^H1993^(H8799) within me? hope^H3176^(H8685) in God^H430: for I shall yet praise^H3034^(H8686) him, who is the health^H3444 of my countenance^H6440, and my God^H430.

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