Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 44:6
6For I do not trust in my bow, and my sword does not bring me victory.
Psalms 44:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
- New International Version (NIV)I put no trust in my bow, my sword does not bring me victory;
- English Standard Version (ESV)For not in my bow do I trust, nor can my sword save me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For I will not trust in my bow, Nor shall my sword save me.
Context of Psalms 44:6
4You are my King, my God, who ordains victories for Jacob. 5Through you we drive back our foes; through your name we trample our enemies. For I do not trust in my bow, and my sword does not bring me victory. 7But you give us victory over our foes and let those who hate us be disgraced. 8We boast in God all day long; we will praise your name forever.Selah
Read all of Psalms 44Psalms 44:6 word by word
כִּ֤י לֹ֣א בְקַשְׁתִּ֣י אֶבְטָ֑ח וְ֝חַרְבִּ֗י לֹ֣א תוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 44:6
- Psalms 20:7Some take pride in chariots, and others in horses, but we take pride in the name of the Lord our God.
- Psalms 33:16A king is not saved by a large army; a warrior will not be rescued by great strength.
- Hosea 1:7But I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will deliver them by the Lord their God. I will not deliver them by bow, sword, or war, or by horses and cavalry.
Commentaries on Psalms 44:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6I will not trust in my bow - As he is speaking of what God had already done for his forefathers, these words should be read in the past tense: "We have not trusted," etc.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6For I will not trust in my bow - The author of the psalm himself again speaks as expressing his own feelings, and stating the grounds of his confidence and hope. Compare Psalm 44:4. At the same time he doubtless expresses the feelings of the people, and speaks in their name. He had said Psalm 44:3 that the ancestors of the Jewish people had not obtained possession of the promised land by any strength or skill of their own, and he now says that he, and…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. 6-86-8. God is not only our sole help, but only worthy of praise.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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