EasyEnglish Bible 2018

Psalms 44:1-8

1 1God, we have heard it for ourselves. Our ancestors told us what you did for them a long time ago.

2You used your power to chase away the other nations, so that our ancestors could live in their land. You punished those nations, and you helped our ancestors to be free.

3Our ancestors did not get the land by the power of their own swords. Their own strength did not win the fight. It was your own power and strength that did it! You were kind to them because you were their friend.

4God, you are my king! You command that Jacob's descendants must win against their enemies.

5Because of your power, we can knock down our enemies. Because of your strength, we can beat them down.

6I do not trust in my bow and arrows. It is not my sword that has helped me to win the fight.

7It is you who rescues us from our enemies. You bring shame on the people that hate us.

8Every day, we praise you, God. We will always thank you, all the time, because you are great! Selah.

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Notes

1. Psalms 44:1 Verses 1-8 tell us what God did for the Israelites when they came into the land that he had promised to give to them, Canaan. They did not win the land for themselves, but God gave it to them. Their enemies were the people who lived in the land before they arrived there. In verses 9-22 we read that something bad has happened. The people are saying that they obeyed their part of the covenant, but God still did not take care of them. In verses 23-26 the person who wrote the psalm prays. He asks God to send help quickly. ↩

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