Psalms 44:1

“For the director. Of the sons of Korah. A maskil. Elohim, with our ears we have heard; our fathers have recounted to us the work you worked in their days, in the days of old.”

Psalms 44:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 44:1, word by word

For the directorמְנַצֵּחַmenatseach

direct

To take charge of directing a work or the singing and music of the psalms.

Where else “menatseach” appears
Of the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “vene” appears
of Korahקֹרַחkorach

Korah

Korah, the name of a son of Esau and Oholibamah and of other Edomites and Israelites, among them the Levite who rebelled against Moses (Numbers 16).

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A maskilמַשְׂכִּילmaskil

maskil

Maskil: a word in the title of thirteen psalms. It comes from "understand" and probably names a skillful or teaching poem. Its exact sense is not known.

Where else “maskil” appears
Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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with our earsאָזְנֵיazne

hearing

The ear that listens: "incline your ear".

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we have heardשָׁמַעְנוּshamanu

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

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our fathersאֲבוֹתֵיavote

forefather

Ancestors, those who came before in the family.

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have recounted to usסִפְּרוּsipru

recount

To relate, declare: the heavens proclaim the glory of El.

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the workפֹּעַלpoal

deed

What someone does; what God accomplishes.

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you workedפָּעַלְתָּpaalta

do, make

Do, make, carry out.

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in their daysימֵיyme

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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of oldקֶדֶםkedem

of old

Times long ago, from far back.

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The context

1 · This verse (above)

2You, with your hand, dispossessed nations, and planted them; you mistreated peoples, and spread them out.

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