Translations
KJVPrimary
King James VersionTo the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. 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.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GTo the Overseer. Of the Sons of Korach. A Maskil. Elohim, with our own ears we have heard—our fathers told us—the work You worked in their days, in days of old.
F.O.G.M
F.O.G MessageFor the choir director. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. O God, with our own ears we have heard—our fathers have recounted it to us: the great work You accomplished in their days, in ages long past.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleFor the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
Footnotes
*Maskil* (מַשְׂכִּיל, maskil) derives from the root שָׂכַל (sakal), meaning to be wise, prudent, or to have penetrating insight — likely designating a contemplative or didactic poem crafted to impart understanding through artistic skill. The *Sons of Korach* were a hereditary guild of temple musicians and poets descended from Korah (Num. 16) and rehabilitated by divine grace after their ancestor's rebellion — a quietly significant irony given this psalm's anguished theme of undeserved suffering. FOG preserves 'Maskil' as a technical transliteration; FOG Message retains it likewise, setting it within a more familiar liturgical framing.
