O panorama
Salmos 44 abre com “We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in…”, muda perto do versículo 13 com “Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are…” e termina com “Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake.”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
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Salmos · Versão King James · 26Salmos 44:1-7
Versículos 1–7: We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work…
Salmos 44:1–7 abre com “We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their…” e chega a “But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Escute a experiência humana que dá a Salmos sua primeira direção emocional e espiritual.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“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.” O versículo nomeia God em vez de deixar a ação sem uma fonte. Observe se a linha seguinte continua, responde ou contrasta essa ação.
“How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem didst, afflict, drive. A relação com os versículos 1 e 3 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Salmos 44:1-7
Versão King James1We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
2How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.
3For 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.
4Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
5Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
6For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
7But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.
Salmos 44:8-14
Versículos 8–14: In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.
Salmos 44:8–14 abre com “In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.” e chega a “Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Escute a experiência humana que dá a Salmos sua primeira direção emocional e espiritual.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.” Nomear Selah mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Salmos 44:8-14
Versão King James8In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.
9But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.
10Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
11Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.
12Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.
13Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
14Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.
Salmos 44:15-21
Versículos 15–21: My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath…
Salmos 44:15–21 abre com “My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,” e chega a “Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Escute a experiência humana que dá a Salmos sua primeira direção emocional e espiritual.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
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“My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem confusion, continually, covered. A relação com os versículos 16 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Salmos 44:15-21
Versão King James15My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
16For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
17All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
18Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;
19Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
20If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
21Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Salmos 44:22-26
Versículos 22–26: Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as…
Salmos 44:22–26 abre com “Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.” e chega a “Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Escute a experiência humana que dá a Salmos sua primeira direção emocional e espiritual.
Salmos 44:22-26
Versão King James22Yea, 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.
24Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
25For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
26Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Psalms 44:1 começa com “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.”
Onde o capítulo muda
Psalms 44:9 forma uma mudança natural: “But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.”
A nota final
Psalms 44:26 deixa o leitor com “Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras didst, heathen, makest, name, people, shame ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.