Psalm 43 (44) Clementine Vulgate
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · Psalm 44 · About the recordings
Notes on this text (2)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
- Psalms follow the Greek/Latin numbering.
Psalm 43 in VUL = Psalm 44 in WEB.
1 In finem. Filiis Core ad intellectum.
44:1 For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. A contemplative psalm. We have heard with our ears, God; our fathers have told us what work you did in their days, in the days of old.
2 [Deus, auribus nostris audivimus, patres nostri annuntiaverunt nobis, opus quod operatus es in diebus eorum, et in diebus antiquis.
44:2 You drove out the nations with your hand, but you planted them. You afflicted the peoples, but you spread them abroad.
3 Manus tua gentes disperdidit, et plantasti eos; afflixisti populos, et expulisti eos.
44:3 For they didn’t get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable to them.
4 Nec enim in gladio suo possederunt terram, et brachium eorum non salvavit eos: sed dextera tua et brachium tuum, et illuminatio vultus tui, quoniam complacuisti in eis.
44:4 God, you are my King. Command victories for Jacob!
5 Tu es ipse rex meus et Deus meus, qui mandas salutes Jacob.
44:5 Through you, we will push down our adversaries. Through your name, we will tread down those who rise up against us.
6 In te inimicos nostros ventilabimus cornu, et in nomine tuo spernemus insurgentes in nobis.
44:6 For I will not trust in my bow, neither will my sword save me.
7 Non enim in arcu meo sperabo, et gladius meus non salvabit me:
44:7 But you have saved us from our adversaries, and have shamed those who hate us.
8 salvasti enim nos de affligentibus nos, et odientes nos confudisti.
44:8 In God we have made our boast all day long. We will give thanks to your name forever. Selah.
9 In Deo laudabimur tota die, et in nomine tuo confitebimur in sæculum.
44:9 But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor, and don’t go out with our armies.
10 Nunc autem repulisti et confudisti nos, et non egredieris, Deus, in virtutibus nostris.
44:10 You make us turn back from the adversary. Those who hate us take plunder for themselves.
11 Avertisti nos retrorsum post inimicos nostros, et qui oderunt nos diripiebant sibi.
44:11 You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.
12 Dedisti nos tamquam oves escarum, et in gentibus dispersisti nos.
44:12 You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.
13 Vendidisti populum tuum sine pretio, et non fuit multitudo in commutationibus eorum.
44:13 You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.
14 Posuisti nos opprobrium vicinis nostris; subsannationem et derisum his qui sunt in circuitu nostro.
44:14 You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
15 Posuisti nos in similitudinem gentibus; commotionem capitis in populis.
44:15 All day long my dishonor is before me, and shame covers my face,
16 Tota die verecundia mea contra me est, et confusio faciei meæ cooperuit me:
44:16 at the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.
17 a voce exprobrantis et obloquentis, a facie inimici et persequentis.
44:17 All this has come on us, yet we haven’t forgotten you. We haven’t been false to your covenant.
18 Hæc omnia venerunt super nos; nec obliti sumus te, et inique non egimus in testamento tuo.
44:18 Our heart has not turned back, neither have our steps strayed from your path,
19 Et non recessit retro cor nostrum; et declinasti semitas nostras a via tua:
44:19 though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.
20 quoniam humiliasti nos in loco afflictionis, et cooperuit nos umbra mortis.
44:20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or spread out our hands to a strange god,
21 Si obliti sumus nomen Dei nostri, et si expandimus manus nostras ad deum alienum,
44:21 won’t God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
22 nonne Deus requiret ista? ipse enim novit abscondita cordis. Quoniam propter te mortificamur tota die; æstimati sumus sicut oves occisionis.
44:22 Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.
23 Exsurge; quare obdormis, Domine? exsurge, et ne repellas in finem.
44:23 Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don’t reject us forever.
24 Quare faciem tuam avertis? oblivisceris inopiæ nostræ et tribulationis nostræ?
44:24 Why do you hide your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?
25 Quoniam humiliata est in pulvere anima nostra; conglutinatus est in terra venter noster.
44:25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body clings to the earth.
26 Exsurge, Domine, adjuva nos, et redime nos propter nomen tuum.]
44:26 Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness’ sake.
Cross references (26)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in VUL.
- 1 Psalm 78:3–6; Exodus 13:14–15; Deuteronomy 6:20; Judges 6:13; Joel 1:3
- 2 Exodus 15:17; Psalm 78:55; Joshua 11:23; 2 Samuel 7:10; Psalm 135:10–12
- 3 Deuteronomy 7:7–8; Deuteronomy 8:17–18; Joshua 24:12; Zechariah 4:6; 2 Corinthians 4:7
- 4 Psalm 74:12; Psalm 42:8; Psalm 149:2; Psalm 89:18; Mark 9:25
- 5 Psalm 108:13; Psalm 60:12; Psalm 118:10–13; Philippians 4:13; Deuteronomy 33:17
- 6 Hosea 1:7; Psalm 20:7; 1 Samuel 17:47; Psalm 33:16–17
- 7 Psalm 136:24; Psalm 140:7; Joshua 1:5; Psalm 132:18; Joshua 23:9–10
- 8 Psalm 34:2; Jeremiah 9:24; 1 Corinthians 1:29–31; Romans 2:17; Psalm 30:12
- 9 Psalm 74:1; Psalm 60:10; Psalm 108:11; Psalm 60:1; Psalm 43:2
- 10 Joshua 7:8; Leviticus 26:17; Joshua 7:12; Psalm 89:41; Deuteronomy 28:25
- 11 Deuteronomy 4:27; Deuteronomy 28:64; Ezekiel 34:12; Romans 8:36; Isaiah 11:11–12
- 12 Jeremiah 15:13; Deuteronomy 32:30; Isaiah 52:3–4; Judges 2:14; Isaiah 50:1
- 13 Psalm 79:4; Psalm 80:6; Jeremiah 24:9; Deuteronomy 28:37; Jeremiah 48:27
- 14 Jeremiah 24:9; Job 16:4; Job 17:6; Deuteronomy 28:37; 2 Kings 19:21
- 15 Psalm 69:7; Jeremiah 51:51; 2 Chronicles 32:21; Psalm 71:13; Joshua 7:7–9
- 16 Psalm 8:2; Psalm 74:22–23; Psalm 74:18; Psalm 74:10; Isaiah 37:17
- 17 Daniel 9:13; Deuteronomy 6:12; Deuteronomy 8:14; Ezekiel 16:59; Psalm 78:57
- 18 Psalm 119:51; Psalm 119:157; Psalm 78:57; Zephaniah 1:6; Job 23:11–12
- 19 Psalm 23:4; Job 3:5; Psalm 51:8; Jeremiah 14:17; Job 30:29
- 20 Psalm 81:9; Job 11:13; Deuteronomy 6:14; Psalm 7:3–5; Psalm 68:31
- 21 Jeremiah 17:10; Jeremiah 23:24; Ecclesiastes 12:14; Job 34:21–22; Job 31:4
- 22 Romans 8:36; Isaiah 53:7; Psalm 44:11; John 16:2–3; 1 Corinthians 4:9
- 23 Psalm 7:6; Psalm 78:65; Psalm 77:7; Psalm 88:14; Psalm 35:23
- 24 Job 13:24; Deuteronomy 32:20; Psalm 42:9; Psalm 13:1; Psalm 74:23
- 25 Psalm 119:25; Lamentations 4:5; Psalm 66:11–12; Isaiah 51:23
- 26 Psalm 130:7–8; Psalm 25:22; Psalm 26:11; Psalm 35:2
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 44.
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
This Psalm is a short one; it satisfies the mental cravings of the hearers, without imposing too severe a trial on the hunger of those fasting.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
… of with; as for instance, "I will go into thy house in burnt offerings," instead of with burnt offerings and "he brought them forth also by silver and gold," that is to say with silver and gold and "thou goest not forth in our armies" instead of with our armies, and innumerable similar passages.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)