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To the Director: An instruction[a] of the Sons of Korah.

A Prayer in Times of Defeat

44 God, we heard it with our ears;
    our ancestors told us about what you did in their day—
        a long time ago.
With your hand you expelled the nations
    and established our ancestors.[b]
You afflicted nations
    and cast them out.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 44:1 Lit. maskil
  2. Psalm 44:2 Lit. them

Psalm 44[a]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.[b]

We have heard it with our ears,(A) O God;
    our ancestors have told us(B)
what you did in their days,
    in days long ago.(C)
With your hand you drove out(D) the nations
    and planted(E) our ancestors;
you crushed(F) the peoples
    and made our ancestors flourish.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 44:1 In Hebrew texts 44:1-26 is numbered 44:2-27.
  2. Psalm 44:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term