If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
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Verse 20 is found in chapter 44 of Psalms. Psalm 44 is a communal lament based on the memory of ancient victories and the present experience of defeat. Israel remembers that its ancestors received the land through God’s hand, not through their own strength. Precisely for this reason, the present crisis is perplexing: the people claim not to have deliberately abandoned the Lord. The prayer ends by asking God to awaken and act according to his mercy.
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daß du uns so zerschlägst am Ort der Schakale und bedeckst uns mit Finsternis.
Si nos hubiésemos olvidado del nombre de nuestro Dios, O alzado nuestras manos a dios ajeno,
Si hubiéramos olvidado el nombre de nuestro Dios o extendido nuestras manos hacia un dios extraño,
Si nous avions oublié le nom de notre Dieu, Et étendu nos mains vers un dieu étranger,
Se noi avessimo dimenticato il Nome dell’Iddio nostro, Ed avessimo stese le mani ad alcun dio strano,
Se nós esquecemos o nome do nosso Deus, e estendemos as nossas mãos para um deus estranho,
倘若我們忘記上帝的名, 或向外邦神明舉手,
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