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Psalms 44:24

Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 44:25.

לָֽמָּהlamahto howמָהpreposition, particle, interrogative — “to how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.פָנֶ֥יךָfaneykhaa- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…תַסְתִּ֑ירtastirhideסָתַרverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hide”, an unfinished actionH5641to hide (by covering), literally or figurativelybe absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, [idiom] surely.תִּשְׁכַּ֖חtishkachforgetשָׁכַחverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “forget”, an unfinished actionH7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention[idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.עָנְיֵ֣נוּaneyenvafflictedעֳנִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “afflicted”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6040depression, i.e. miseryafflicted(-ion), trouble.וְֽלַחֲצֵֽנוּvelachatsenvand afflictionלַחַץconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “and affliction”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3906distressaffliction, oppression.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(44-25) Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

Young’s Literal Translation

Why Thy face hidest Thou? Thou forgettest our afflictions and our oppression,

World English Bible

Why do you hide your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?

Darby Translation

Wherefore hidest thou thy face, [and] forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(44-25) Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Wherefore turnest thou thy face away, and forgettest our poverty and our affliction?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἱνατί τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀποστρέφεις; ἐπιλανθάνῃ τῆς πτωχείας ἡμῶν καὶ τῆς θλίψεως ἡμῶν;