Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 44:4
4You are my King, my God, who ordains victories for Jacob.
Psalms 44:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
- New International Version (NIV)You are my King and my God, who decrees victories for Jacob.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You are my King, O God; ordain salvation for Jacob!
- New King James Version (NKJV)You are my King, O God; Command victories for Jacob.
Context of Psalms 44:4
2In order to plant them, you displaced the nations by your hand; in order to settle them, you brought disaster on the peoples. 3For they did not take the land by their sword — their arm did not bring them victory — but by your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable toward them. You are my King, my God, who ordains victories for Jacob. 5Through you we drive back our foes; through your name we trample our enemies. 6For I do not trust in my bow, and my sword does not bring me victory.
Read all of Psalms 44Psalms 44:4 word by word
אַתָּה־ה֣וּא מַלְכִּ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים צַ֝וֵּ֗ה יְשׁוּע֥וֹת יַעֲקֹֽב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 44:4
- Psalms 74:12God my King is from ancient times, performing saving acts on the earth.
- Psalms 89:18Surely our shield belongs to the Lord, our king to the Holy One of Israel.
- Psalms 149:2Let Israel celebrate its Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
- Isaiah 33:22For the Lord is our Judge, the Lord is our Lawgiver, the Lord is our King. He will save us.
- Psalms 42:8The Lord will send his faithful love by day; his song will be with me in the night — a prayer to the God of my life.
- Mark 1:25Jesus rebuked him saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!”
- Mark 9:25When Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you: Come out of him and never enter him again.”
Commentaries on Psalms 44:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Thou art my king - What thou wert to them, be to us. We believe in thee as they did; we have sinned and are in captivity, but we repent and turn unto thee; command, therefore, deliverances to Jacob, for we are the descendants of him in whose behalf thou hast wrought such wonders.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Thou art my King, O God - literally, “Thou art He, my King, O God;” that is, Thou art the same: the same King, and the same God, who didst interpose in the time of the fathers, and thou art he whom I recognize as King, as the Sovereign Ruler of thy people. The psalmist here uses the singular number, “my King,” as expressive of his own feelings, though he doubtless means also to speak in the name of the people. It would seem not improbable from this, that…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-8God’s people feel confident about his mighty acts; he was with them in the past, and he is their king in the present.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Thou art my King--literally, "he who is my King," sustaining the same covenant relation as to the "fathers."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 44
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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