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Psalms 44:23–26

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Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake.
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From verse 23

  1. Psalms 7:6Rank 1 from verse 23
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    6Arise, O Lord, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.

  2. Psalms 78:65Rank 2 from verse 23
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    65Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

  3. Psalms 35:23Rank 3 from verse 23
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    23Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

  4. Psalms 74:1Rank 4 from verse 23
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    1O GOD, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

  5. Psalms 77:7Rank 5 from verse 23
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    7Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?

From verse 24

  1. Job 13:24Rank 1 from verse 24
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    24Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?

  2. Deuteronomy 32:20Rank 2 from verse 24
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    20And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.

  3. Psalms 42:9Rank 3 from verse 24
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    9I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

  4. Exodus 2:23–24Rank 4 from verse 24
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    23¶ And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.

    24And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

  5. Psalms 10:1Rank 5 from verse 24
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    1WHY standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

From verse 25

  1. Psalms 119:25Rank 1 from verse 25
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    25My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.

  2. Isaiah 51:23Rank 2 from verse 25
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    23But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.

  3. Lamentations 4:5Rank 3 from verse 25
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    5They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

  4. Psalms 66:11–12Rank 4 from verse 25
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    11Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.

    12Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.

From verse 26

  1. Psalms 130:7–8Rank 1 from verse 26
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    7Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.

    8And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

  2. Psalms 25:22Rank 2 from verse 26
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    22Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.

  3. Psalms 26:11Rank 3 from verse 26
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    11But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

  4. Psalms 35:2Rank 4 from verse 26
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    2Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.

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DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 44:23

COMBINED MEANING

awake

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Sense 1: To cease sleeping or to arouse from sleep or inactivity. Sense 2: Not sleeping; fully roused from sleep.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

arise

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1. To rise, stand, get up, or move upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. To begin, emerge, appear, come into being, or come forward. 3. To take action, intervene, or undertake the stated work. 4. To rise from death; to return to life.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

cast

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1. To throw, send, put, lay, or direct a person or thing into, upon, around, toward, or away from a place, or into a stated condition. 2. To put away, reject, expel, remove, overthrow, or bring down. 3. To put forth or use a lot for choosing, dividing, or assigning. 4. To form an object by pouring molten material into a mould. 5. To shed, drop, or bring forth young, fruit, leaves, or flowers. 6. To raise, form, or prepare a bank, mount, trench, or way. 7. In "cast ... in his teeth," to reproach or charge something against him. 8. As a noun, the distance something may be thrown.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for ever

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1. Without end; for all time. 2. Continually or permanently throughout the duration in view.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ever

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At any time; always or continually; throughout all time or for ever.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 44:24

COMBINED MEANING

wherefore

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1. For that reason, or as a conclusion from what precedes; therefore or consequently. 2. For what reason or purpose; why.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

face

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The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

forgettest

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Second-person singular present form of forget, meaning to fail or cease to remember; to lose from mind; to neglect or disregard.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 44:25

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

bowed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of bow. Sense 1: To bend or incline the head, knees, face, or body downward. Sense 2: To make a bodily act of reverence or worship.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 44:26

COMBINED MEANING

arise

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1. To rise, stand, get up, or move upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. To begin, emerge, appear, come into being, or come forward. 3. To take action, intervene, or undertake the stated work. 4. To rise from death; to return to life.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

help

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Sense 1: Aid, assistance, or relief. Sense 2: As a verb, to aid, assist, or support.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

redeem

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Sense 1: To buy back, repurchase, recover, or release a person or thing by payment, substitute, or appointed valuation. Sense 2: To rescue, free, or deliver from bondage, captivity, danger, death, enemies, trouble, the curse of the law, or iniquity.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

mercies

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Plural form of mercy (compassion or pity shown to the distressed or guilty; kindness that withholds deserved harm).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sake

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Cause, account, purpose, interest, or benefit; used in phrases meaning because of or for the benefit of someone or something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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22Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

23Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.

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24Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

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25For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.

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26Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake.

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