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Psalms 44:15

My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

KJV

circumamicta varietatibus. Adducentur regi virgines post eam ; proximæ ejus afferentur tibi.

Vulgate

ἀπενεχθήσονται τῷ βασιλεῖ παρθένοι ὀπίσω αὐτῆς, αἱ πλησίον αὐτῆς ἀπενεχθήσονταί σοι·

LXX

All the day long is my dishonor before me, And the shame of my face hath covered me,

ASV

תְּשִׂימֵ֣/נוּ מָ֭שָׁל בַּ/גּוֹיִ֑ם מְנֽוֹד רֹ֝֗אשׁ בַּל אֻמִּֽים

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

גּוֹיִ֔ם
gvym
noun · 557×
וֹ
v
noun · 39×
יָּ֥שֶׂם
yshm
verb · 581×
לְאֻמִּ֖ים
l'mym
noun · 36×
מְנֽוֹד
mnvd
noun · 1×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Dan 9:7 — O LORD, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are fa
  • Jer 51:51 — We are confounded, because we have heard reproach: shame hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the LORD’s house.
  • Josh 7:7 — And Joshua said, Alas, O LORD God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt o
  • Ps 69:7 — Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
  • Ps 89:45 — The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.