Psalms 44:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Psalms 44:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 44:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 44:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don’t reject us forever.”

Psalms 44:23 — World English Bible

Psalms 44:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? Arise, cast us not off for ever. ”

Psalms 44:23 — American Standard Version

Psalms 44:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Stir up--why dost Thou sleep, O Lord? Awake, cast us not off for ever.”

Psalms 44:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 44:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ Awake, why sleepest thou, Lord? arise, cast [us] not off for ever. ”

Psalms 44:23 — Darby Translation

Psalms 44:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Vp, why sleepest thou, O Lord? awake, be not farre off for euer.”

Psalms 44:23 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 44:23 in Context — Psalms 44

21 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

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

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

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

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

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What Does Psalms 44:23 Mean?

Psalms 44:23 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 44. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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