KJV King James Version
To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, [what] work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
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Psalm 44:1
To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, [what] work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us, What work thou didst in their days, In the days of old.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
To the Overseer.—By sons of Korah. An Instruction. O God, with our ears we have heard, Our fathers have recounted to us, The work Thou didst work in their days, In the days of old.
Surrounding context — Psalm 44
1 To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, [what] work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
2 [How] thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; [how] thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.
3 For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
4 Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀H430 · e.lo.himGodבְּאָזְנֵ֬ינוּH241 · o.zenearשָׁמַ֗עְנוּH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearאֲבוֹתֵ֥ינוּH1 · avfatherסִפְּרוּ־H5608 · sa.pharto recountלָ֑נוּH9035 · nuusפֹּ֥עַלH6467 · po.alworkפָּעַ֥לְתָּH6466 · pa.alto workבִֽ֝ימֵיהֶ֗םH3117 · yomdayבִּ֣ימֵיH3117 · yomdayקֶֽדֶם׃H6924 · qe.demEast
Cross-references
Psalm 78:3-6Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.Exodus 13:14-15And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What [is] this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:Judges 6:13And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where [be] all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.Deuteronomy 6:20[And] when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What [mean] the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?Joel 1:3Tell ye your children of it, and [let] your children [tell] their children, and their children another generation.Psalm 77:5I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.Psalm 42:1To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.Isaiah 38:19The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I [do] this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.Numbers 21:14-16Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,Psalm 105:1-2O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.Psalm 22:31They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done [this].Job 15:17-19I will shew thee, hear me; and that [which] I have seen I will declare;Job 8:8-9For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:Numbers 21:27-30Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:Psalm 71:18Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto [this] generation, [and] thy power to every one [that] is to come.Exodus 12:24-27And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.
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