Psalms 44:4

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

2Thou, by thy hand, didst dispossess the nations, but them thou didst plant; thou didst afflict the peoples, but them didst thou cause to spread out. 3For not by their own sword did they take possession of the land, neither did their own arm save them; but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst delight in them. Thou thyself art my king, O God: command deliverance for Jacob. 5Through thee will we push down our adversaries; through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. 6For I will not put confidence in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.

Psalms 44:4 word by word

אַתָּה־ה֣וּא מַלְכִּ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים צַ֝וֵּ֗ה יְשׁוּע֥וֹת יַעֲקֹֽב׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 44:4

• Psalms 74:12But God is my king of old, accomplishing deliverances in the midst of the earth.
• Psalms 89:18For Jehovah is our shield, and the Holy One of Israel, our king.
• Psalms 149:2Let Israel rejoice in his Maker; let the sons of Zion be joyful in their King.
• Isaiah 33:22For Jehovah is our judge, Jehovah, our lawgiver, Jehovah, our king: he will save us.
• Psalms 42:8In the day-time will Jehovah command his loving-kindness, and in the night his song shall be with me, a prayer unto the God of my life.
• Mark 1:25And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace and come out of him.
• Mark 9:25But Jesus, seeing that [the] crowd was running up together, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.

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

Topics related to Psalms 44:4

• Afflictions and Adversities

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• God
• Jacob
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Naught
• Psalms
• Scorn
• Bible, the
• 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