Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 44:7
7But you give us victory over our foes and let those who hate us be disgraced.
Psalms 44:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.
- New International Version (NIV)but you give us victory over our enemies, you put our adversaries to shame.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But you have saved us from our foes and have put to shame those who hate us.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But You have saved us from our enemies, And have put to shame those who hated us.
Context of Psalms 44:7
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. But 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 9But you have rejected and humiliated us; you do not march out with our armies.
Read all of Psalms 44Psalms 44:7 word by word
כִּ֣י ה֭וֹשַׁעְתָּנוּ מִצָּרֵ֑ינוּ וּמְשַׂנְאֵ֥ינוּ הֱבִישֽׁוֹתָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 44:7
- Psalms 140:7Lord, my Lord, my strong Savior, you shield my head on the day of battle.
- Psalms 144:10the one who gives victory to kings, who frees his servant David from the deadly sword.
- Joshua 1:5No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. I will be with you, just as I was with Moses. I will not leave you or abandon you.
- Joshua 10:8The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for I have handed them over to you. Not one of them will be able to stand against you.”
- Joshua 11:6The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for at this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to be killed before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn their chariots.”
- Joshua 23:9“The Lord has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and no one is able to stand against you to this day.
- Judges 2:18Whenever the Lord raised up a judge for the Israelites, the Lord was with him and saved the people from the power of their enemies while the judge was still alive. The Lord was moved to pity whenever they groaned because of those who were oppressing and afflicting them.
- Judges 7:4Then the Lord said to Gideon, “There are still too many troops. Take them down to the water, and I will test them for you there. If I say to you, ‘This one can go with you,’ he can go. But if I say about anyone, ‘This one cannot go with you,’ he cannot go.”
- 1 Samuel 7:8The Israelites said to Samuel, “Don’t stop crying out to the Lord our God for us, so that he will save us from the Philistines.”
- 1 Samuel 14:6Jonathan said to the attendant who carried his weapons, “Come on, let’s cross over to the garrison of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will help us. Nothing can keep the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few.”
- 1 Samuel 17:47and this whole assembly will know that it is not by sword or by spear that the Lord saves, for the battle is the Lord’s. He will hand you over to us.”
- 2 Samuel 7:10I will designate a place for my people Israel and plant them, so that they may live there and not be disturbed again. Evildoers will not continue to oppress them as they have done
- Psalms 40:14Let those who intend to take my life be disgraced and confounded. Let those who wish me harm be turned back and humiliated.
- Psalms 83:1God, do not keep silent. Do not be deaf, God; do not be quiet.
- Psalms 132:18I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown he wears will be glorious.”
Commentaries on Psalms 44:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7But thou hast saved us from our enemies - That is, Thou hast done it in times past. Thou hast interposed in behalf of our nation in periods of danger and trial, and hast delivered us. This is stated as a reason for what is said by the psalmist in Psalm 44:6 - that he would not trust in his sword and in iris bow - and for the earnest appeal which he now makes to God. He and his people did not rely on their own strength and prowess, but on that God who had…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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