Psalms
Psalm 44:23–24
23Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping?
Arise! Do not reject us forever.
24Why do You hide Your face
and forget our affliction and oppression?
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.
Psalm 44:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake up | ע֤וּרָה׀ | ‘ū·rāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5782 rouse oneself, awake |
| O Lord | אֲדֹנָ֑י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| Why | לָ֖מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| are You sleeping | תִישַׁ֥ן׀ | ṯî·šan | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3462 sleep |
| Arise | הָ֝קִ֗יצָה | hā·qî·ṣāh | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H6974 awake |
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| reject us forever | תִּזְנַ֥ח | tiz·naḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H2186 reject, spurn |
Psalm 44:24
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | לָֽמָּה־ | lām·māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| do You hide | תַסְתִּ֑יר | ṯas·tîr | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5641 hide, conceal |
| Your face | פָנֶ֥יךָ | p̄ā·ne·ḵā | Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| and forget | תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח | tiš·kaḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7911 forget |
| our affliction | עָנְיֵ֣נוּ | ‘ā·nə·yê·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H6040 affliction, poverty |
| and oppression | וְֽלַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃ | wə·la·ḥă·ṣê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H3906 oppression, distress |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 44:23 Psalm 78:65 · Psalm 7:6 · Psalm 77:7 · Psalm 35:23 · Psalm 88:14 · Psalm 74:1
Psalm 44:24 Job 13:24 · Deuteronomy 32:20 · Psalm 42:9
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.