Psalm 44:24

Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression?
Psalm 44:24
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Original language (Hebrew)

לָֽמָּה־פָנֶ֥יךָ תַסְתִּ֑יר תִּשְׁכַּ֖ח עָנְיֵ֣נוּ וְֽלַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃

  1. לָֽמָּה־la.mah-“<to> why?”
    Preposition + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  2. פָנֶ֥יךָfa.Nei.kha“face your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
  3. תַסְתִּ֑ירtas.Tir“do you hide”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from סָתַר · “to hide” · Strong's H5641
  4. תִּשְׁכַּ֖חtish.Kach“do you forget?”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁכַח · “to forget” · Strong's H7911
  5. עָנְיֵ֣נוּ'a.ne.Ye.nu“affliction our”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from עֳנִי · “affliction” · Strong's H6040
  6. וְֽלַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃Ve.la.cha.Tze.nu“and oppression our”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from לַ֫חַץ · “oppression” · Strong's H3906
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)