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Psalm 44:9-11
New English Translation
Psalm 44:9-11
New English Translation
9 But[a] you rejected and embarrassed us.
You did not go into battle with our armies.[b]
10 You made us retreat[c] from the enemy.
Those who hate us take whatever they want from us.[d]
11 You handed us[e] over like sheep to be eaten;
you scattered us among the nations.
Footnotes
- Psalm 44:9 tn The particle אַף (ʾaf, “but”) is used here as a strong adversative contrasting the following statement with what precedes.
- Psalm 44:9 tn Heb “you did not go out with our armies.” The prefixed verbal form is a preterite (without vav [ו] consecutive).
- Psalm 44:10 tn Heb “you caused us to turn backward.”
- Psalm 44:10 tn Heb “plunder for themselves.” The prepositional phrase לָמוֹ (lamo, “for themselves”) here has the nuance “at their will” or “as they please” (see Ps 80:6).
- Psalm 44:11 tn The prefixed verbal form is a preterite (without vav [ו] consecutive).
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