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A Prayer for Help

For the director of music. A maskil of the sons of Korah.

44 God, we have heard about you.
    Our ancestors told us
what you did in their days,
    in days long ago.
With your power you forced the nations out of the land
    and placed our ancestors here.
You destroyed those other nations,
    but you made our ancestors grow strong.

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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