Psalms

Psalm 44:13–16

¹³You have made us a reproach to our neighbors,

a mockery and derision to those around us.

¹⁴You have made us a byword among the nations,

a laughingstock^c among the peoples.

¹⁵All day long my disgrace is before me,

and shame has covered my face,

¹⁶at the voice of the scorner and reviler,

because of the enemy, bent on revenge.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have made us	תְּשִׂימֵ֣נוּ	tə·śî·mê·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural	H7760 put, place, set
a reproach	חֶ֭רְפָּה	ḥer·pāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2781 reproach
to our neighbors	לִשְׁכֵנֵ֑ינוּ	liš·ḵê·nê·nū	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H7934 inhabitant, neighbour
a mockery	לַ֥עַג	la·‘aḡ	Noun - masculine singular	H3933 mocking, derision
and derision	וָ֝קֶ֗לֶס	wā·qe·les	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7047 derision
to those around us	לִסְבִיבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃	lis·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū	Preposition-l; Adverb; first person common plural	H5439 circuit, round about

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have made us	תְּשִׂימֵ֣נוּ	tə·śî·mê·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural	H7760 put, place, set
a byword	מָ֭שָׁל	mā·šāl	Noun - masculine singular	H4912 proverb, parable
among the nations	בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם	bag·gō·w·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
a laughingstock	מְנֽוֹד־	mə·nō·wḏ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4493 a shaking, wagging
among	בַּל־	bal-	Adverb	H1077 not
the peoples	אֻמִּֽים׃	’um·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H523 tribe, people

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
All day long	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
my disgrace	כְּלִמָּתִ֣י	kə·lim·mā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3639 insult, reproach, ignominy
is before me	נֶגְדִּ֑י	neḡ·dî	Preposition; first person common singular	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
and shame	וּבֹ֖שֶׁת	ū·ḇō·šeṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1322 shame
has covered	כִּסָּֽתְנִי׃	kis·sā·ṯə·nî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H3680 cover
my face	פָּנַ֣י	pā·nay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
at the voice	מִ֭קּוֹל	miq·qō·wl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of the scorner	מְחָרֵ֣ף	mə·ḥā·rêp̄	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H2778 reproach
and reviler	וּמְגַדֵּ֑ף	ū·mə·ḡad·dêp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H1442 revile, blaspheme
because of	מִפְּנֵ֥י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the enemy	א֝וֹיֵ֗ב	’ō·w·yêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
bent on revenge	וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃	ū·miṯ·naq·qêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular	H5358 avenge, take vengeance