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Psalm 44:24-26
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 44:24-26
New Catholic Bible
24 Awake, O Lord. Why[a] do you sleep?
Rise up, and do not abandon us forever.
25 Why do you hide your face[b]
and continue to ignore our misery and our sufferings?
26 We have been brought down to the dust;
our bodies cling to the ground.[c]
Footnotes
- Psalm 44:24 Why . . . ?: see note on Ps 6:4.
- Psalm 44:25 Hide your face: see note on Ps 13:2.
- Psalm 44:26 Our bodies cling to the ground: posture of those who are defeated, those at prayer, or those in affliction (see Pss 7:6; 119:25; Num 24:4; Deut 9:18).