Psalms 44:19

Psalms 44:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
• New International Version (NIV)But you crushed us and made us a haunt for jackals; you covered us over with deep darkness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)yet you have broken us in the place of jackals and covered us with the shadow of death.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But You have severely broken us in the place of jackals, And covered us with the shadow of death.

Context of Psalms 44:19

17All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely against thy covenant: 18Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy path; Though thou hast crushed us in the place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death. 20If we had forgotten the name of our God, and stretched out our hands to a strange god, 21Would not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Psalms 44:19 word by word

כִּ֣י דִ֭כִּיתָנוּ בִּמְק֣וֹם תַּנִּ֑ים וַתְּכַ֖ס עָלֵ֣ינוּ בְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 44:19

• Psalms 38:8I am faint and broken beyond measure; I roar by reason of the agitation of my heart.
• Psalms 60:1O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased: restore us again.
• Jeremiah 14:17And thou shalt say this word unto them: Let mine eyes run down with tears, night and day, and not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
• Psalms 74:13Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength; thou didst break the heads of the monsters on the waters:
• Isaiah 27:1In that day Jehovah, with his sore and great and strong sword, will visit leviathan the fleeing serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he will slay the monster that is in the sea.
• Isaiah 34:13And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in her fortresses; and it shall be a dwelling-place of wild dogs, a court for ostriches.
• Isaiah 35:7And the mirage shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of wild dogs, where they lay down, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
• Ezekiel 29:3speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which saith, My river is mine own, and I made it for myself.
• Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was cast out, the ancient serpent, he who is called Devil and Satan, he who deceives the whole habitable world, he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
• Revelation 13:2And the beast which I saw was like to a leopardess, and its feet as of a bear, and its mouth as a lion's mouth; and the dragon gave to it his power, and his throne, and great authority;
• Revelation 16:10And the fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast; and its kingdom became darkened; and they gnawed their tongues with distress,
• Psalms 23:4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
• Job 3:5Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it; let clouds dwell upon it; let darkeners of the day terrify it.
• Job 10:21Before I go, and never to return, — to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
• Matthew 4:16— the people sitting in darkness has seen a great light, and to those sitting in [the] country and shadow of death, to them has light sprung up.

Commentaries on Psalms 44:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons - Thou hast delivered us into the hands of a fierce, cruel, and murderous people. We, as a people, are in a similar state to one who has strayed into a wilderness, where there are no human inhabitants; who hears nothing round about him but the hissing of serpents, the howling of beasts of prey, and the terrible roaring of the lion; and who expects every moment to be devoured.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons - Or rather, “That thou hast crushed us in the place of dragons.” The connection is continued from the previous verse: “Our heart is not so turned back, nor have our steps so declined from thy path, that thou shouldst crush us in the place of dragons.” That is, we have been guilty of no such apostasy and infidelity as to account for the fact that thou hast dealt with us in this manner, or make it…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-26Verses 17-26 In afflictions, we must not seek relief by any sinful compliance; but should continually meditate on the truth, purity, and knowledge of our heart-searching God. Hearts sins and secret sins are known to God, and must be reckoned for. He knows the secret of the heart, therefore judges of the words and actions. While our troubles do not drive us from our duty to God, we should not suffer them to drive us from our comfort in God. Let us take…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-26This national lament after a defeat in battle continues the tone of the previous two psalms. It reflects on an unspecified moment in Israel's history and calls on God for salvation. The people: recite God's past acts of rescue (Psalm 44:1–3), recognize God's power to save (Psalm 44:4–8), describe their humiliation in exile (Psalm 44:9–16), claim their innocence and lament the injustice of their current situation (Psalm 44:17–22), and cry for vindication…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1917-19. They had not apostatized totally--were still God's people.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 44:19

• Forgetting God
• Murmuring

In the dictionaries

• Shadow of Death
• Dragon
• Naught
• Psalms
• Scorn
• Bible, the
• Broken
• Jackal
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Pentateuch

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