Psalms 44:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? Arise, cast [us] not off for ever.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־עָ֭לֶיךָ הֹרַ֣גְנוּ כָל־הַיּ֑וֹם נֶ֝חְשַׁ֗בְנוּ כְּצֹ֣אן טִבְחָֽה׃

Transliteration

For-ʿālêkā hōragnû all-hayyôm neḥšabnû as kĕṣōʾn ṭibḥāh

Grammar Details

*ʿālêkā*: preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - for your sake
*hōragnû*: verb, qal perfect, 1st person plural passive - we are killed
*hayyôm*: article + noun, masculine singular - the day
*neḥšabnû*: verb, niphal perfect, 1st person plural - we are regarded
*kĕṣōʾn*: preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - as sheep of
*ṭibḥāh*: noun, feminine singular - slaughter

Word Meanings

*hōragnû*: are killed/are slain/are put to death
*neḥšabnû*: are regarded/are considered/are reckoned
*ṭibḥāh*: slaughter/butchering

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 78:65 : 65 Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, Like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
Ps 7:6 : 6 Arise, O Jehovah, in thine anger; Lift up thyself against the rage of mine adversaries, And awake for me; thou hast commanded judgment.
Ps 35:23 : 23 Stir up thyself, and awake to the justice [due] unto me, [Even] unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Ps 44:9 : 9 But now thou hast cast [us] off, and brought us to dishonor, And goest not forth with our hosts.
Ps 59:4-5 : 4 They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault: Awake thou to help me, and behold. 5 Even thou, O Jehovah God of hosts, the God of Israel, Arise to visit all the nations: Be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. {H5542}
Ps 74:1 : 1 Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast [us] off for ever? Why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
Ps 77:7 : 7 Will the Lord cast off for ever? And will he be favorable no more?
Ps 88:14 : 14 Jehovah, why castest thou off my soul? Why hidest thou thy face from me?
Isa 51:9 : 9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Jehovah; awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Is it not thou that didst cut Rahab in pieces, that didst pierce the monster?
Mark 4:38 : 38 And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awake him, and say unto him, Teacher, carest thou not that we perish?
Ps 12:5 : 5 Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.

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