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

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. God, 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.

Psalms 44:4 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou art my Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• commandצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• deliverancesיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
• for Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290

Cross-references for Psalms 44:4

• Psalms 74:12God, you have been my king from the beginning. You have done great things to rescue us all over the earth.
• Psalms 89:18Yes! Our king belongs to the Lord, and he protects us like a shield. Our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.
• Psalms 149:2People of Israel, be very happy, because God made you. People of Zion, be very happy, because God is your king.
• Isaiah 33:22The Lord will keep us safe. He is our judge, our ruler and our king.
• Psalms 42:8Each day, the Lord shows me that he loves me with his faithful love. Each night he gives me a song to sing, as I pray to the God who lives for ever.
• Mark 1:25Jesus said to the bad spirit, ‘Be quiet! Come out of the man!’
• Mark 9:25Jesus saw that the crowd of people was quickly becoming bigger. So he told the bad spirit to stop. Jesus said to it, ‘Spirit, I am telling you that you must leave this boy. He cannot hear or speak because of you. I tell you to come out of him! You must never go into him again.’

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
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• 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