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Whyלָמָּהdo you hideתַסְתִּירyour face,פָנֶיךָand forgetתִּשְׁכַּחour afflictionעָנְיֵנוּand our oppression?וְלַחֲצֵנוּ
Psalms 44:24
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With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 44:24, word by word
- do you hideתַסְתִּירtastir
hide the face
"Hide the face": withdraw favor.
Where else “tastir” appears- your faceפָנֶיfane
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “fane” appears- and forgetתִּשְׁכַּחtishkach
forget
Forget.
Where else “tishkach” appears- our afflictionעָנְיֵanye
affliction
Affliction, suffering, misery.
Where else “anye” appears- and our oppressionלַחֲצֵlachatse
oppression
Oppression, harsh treatment.
Where else “lachatse” appears
The context
23Wake up! Why do you sleep, Adonai? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever.
24 · This verse (above)
25For our soul has sunk down to the dust; our belly clings to the earth.