Psalm 44:22-24

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Psalm 44:22 tn The statement “because of you” (1) may simply indicate that God is the cause of the Israelites’ defeat (see vv. 9-14, where the nation’s situation is attributed directly to God’s activity, and cf. NEB, NRSV), or (2) it may suggest they suffer because of their allegiance to God (see Ps 69:7 and Jer 15:15). In this case one should translate, “for your sake” (cf. NASB, NIV). The citation of this verse in Rom 8:36 follows the LXX (Ps 43:23 LXX), where the Greek term ἕνεκεν (heneken; LXX ἕνεκα) may likewise mean “because of” or “for the sake of” (BDAG 334 s.v. ἕνεκα 1).
2. Psalm 44:22 tn Or “regarded as.”
3. Psalm 44:22 tn Heb “like sheep of slaughtering,” that is, sheep destined for slaughter.
4. Psalm 44:23 sn Wake up! See Ps 35:23.
5. Psalm 44:24 tn Heb “Why do you hide your face?” The idiom “hide the face” can mean “ignore” (see Pss 10:11; 13:1; 51:9) or carry the stronger idea of “reject” (see Pss 30:7; 88:14).
6. Psalm 44:24 tn Or “forget.”
7. Psalm 44:24 tn Heb “our oppression and our affliction.”