Psalms 44:8

Psalms 44:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.
• New International Version (NIV)In God we make our boast all day long, and we will praise your name forever.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In God we have boasted continually, and we will give thanks to your name forever. Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)In God we boast all day long, And praise Your name forever. Selah

Context of Psalms 44:8

6For I will not put confidence in my bow, neither shall my sword save me. 7For thou hast saved us from our adversaries, and hast put them to shame that hate us. In God will we boast all the day, and we will praise thy name for ever. Selah. 9But thou hast cast off, and put us to confusion, and dost not go forth with our armies; 10Thou hast made us to turn back from the adversary, and they that hate us spoil for themselves;

Psalms 44:8 word by word

בֵּֽ֭אלֹהִים הִלַּלְ֣נוּ כָל־הַיּ֑וֹם וְשִׁמְךָ֓׀ לְעוֹלָ֖ם נוֹדֶ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 44:8

• Psalms 34:2My soul shall make its boast in Jehovah: the meek shall hear, and rejoice.
• Isaiah 45:25In Jehovah shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
• Jeremiah 9:24but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I [am] Jehovah, who exercise loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth; for in these things I delight, saith Jehovah.
• Romans 2:17But if thou art named a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast in God,
• 1 Corinthians 1:29so that no flesh should boast before God.
• Psalms 115:1Not unto us, O Jehovah, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth's sake.

Commentaries on Psalms 44:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8In God we boast - We have told the heathen how great and powerful our God is. If thou do not deliver us by thy mighty power, they will not believe our report, but consider that we are held in bondage by the superior strength of their gods.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8In God we boast all the day long - That is, continually or constantly. It is not a momentary or temporary expression of our feelings, but it is our habitual and constant employment. We have no other ground of reliance, and we express that reliance constantly. The word rendered “boast” here rather more literally means praise: “In God we praise all the day long.” The idea is, that he was their only ground of confidence. They ascribed all their former…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

Topics related to Psalms 44:8

• Faith
• Thankfulness

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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