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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 44, Verse 24

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23
Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast [us] not off for ever.
King James Version
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, [and] forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
American Standard Version
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
New English Translation
Why do you look the other way, and ignore the way we are oppressed and mistreated?
World English Bible
Why do you hide your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?
25
For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
26
Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake.
1
To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves. My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue [is] the pen of a ready writer.
2
Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
3
Gird thy sword upon [thy] thigh, O [most] mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
4
And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness [and] righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
5
Thine arrows [are] sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; [whereby] the people fall under thee.
6
Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom [is] a right sceptre.
7
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
8
All thy garments [smell] of myrrh, and aloes, [and] cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.