Psalms

Psalm 44:1–2

¹For the choirmaster. A Maskil^a of the sons of Korah.

We have heard with our ears, O God;

our fathers have told us

the work You did in their days,

in the days of old.

²With Your hand You drove out the nations

and planted our fathers there;

You crushed the peoples

and cast them out.

Footnotes

a 44:1 Maskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142.

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Psalm 44:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For the choirmaster	לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ	lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring
A Maskil	מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃	maś·kîl	Noun - masculine singular	H4905 contemplative poem
of the sons	לִבְנֵי־	liḇ·nê-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Korah	קֹ֬רַח	qō·raḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7141 Korach
We have heard	שָׁמַ֗עְנוּ	šā·ma‘·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H8085 hear
with our ears	בְּאָזְנֵ֬ינוּ	bə·’ā·zə·nê·nū	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common plural	H241 ear
O God	אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
our fathers	אֲבוֹתֵ֥ינוּ	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1 father
have told	סִפְּרוּ־	sip·pə·rū-	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H5608 count
us	לָ֑נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
the work	פֹּ֥עַל	pō·‘al	Noun - masculine singular	H6467 doing, deed, work
You did	פָּעַ֥לְתָּ	pā·‘al·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6466 do, make
in their days	בִֽ֝ימֵיהֶ֗ם	ḇî·mê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H3117 day
in the days	בִּ֣ימֵי	bî·mê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of old	קֶֽדֶם׃	qe·ḏem	Noun - masculine singular	H6924 front, east, aforetime

Psalm 44:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
With Your hand	יָדְךָ֡	yā·ḏə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
You	אַתָּ֤ה׀	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
drove out	ה֭וֹרַשְׁתָּ	hō·w·raš·tā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
the nations	גּוֹיִ֣ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
and planted	וַתִּטָּעֵ֑ם	wat·tiṭ·ṭā·‘êm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5193 strike, fix, plant
You crushed	תָּרַ֥ע	tā·ra‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7489 be evil, bad
the peoples	לְ֝אֻמִּ֗ים	lə·’um·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3816 people
and cast them out	וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃	wat·tə·šal·lə·ḥêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7971 send

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 44:1 Psalm 78:3–6 · Exodus 13:14–15 · Deuteronomy 6:20 · Joel 1:3 · Judges 6:13 · Psalm 42:1 · Psalm 77:5 · Psalm 105:1–2 · Isaiah 38:19 · Psalm 22:31 · Numbers 21:14–16

Psalm 44:2 Exodus 15:17 · Psalm 78:55 · Joshua 21:43 · Psalm 135:10–12 · 2 Samuel 7:10 · Joshua 11:23 · Psalm 80:8–11 · Exodus 34:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.