Psalms 44:5

Psalms 44:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
• New International Version (NIV)Through you we push back our enemies; through your name we trample our foes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Through you we push down our foes; through your name we tread down those who rise up against us.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Through You we will push down our enemies; Through Your name we will trample those who rise up against us.

Context of Psalms 44:5

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. Because 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.

Psalms 44:5 word by word

בְּ֭ךָ צָרֵ֣ינוּ נְנַגֵּ֑חַ בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗ נָב֥וּס קָמֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Through thee will we push downנָגַחnâgach · to goreH5055
• our enemiesצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
• through thy nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• will we tread them underבּוּסbûs · to trampleH947
• that rise upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965

Cross-references for Psalms 44:5

• Psalms 18:39You have made me strong to fight battles, so that I win against my enemies.
• Psalms 118:10All the nations were ready to attack me, but I turned them away by the power of the Lord.
• Isaiah 41:14Do not be afraid, you Israelites, descendants of Jacob. You may seem unimportant, like a worm, but I myself will help you.’ That is what the Lord says. He is your Redeemer, the Holy God of Israel.
• Philippians 4:13I can do all these things because Christ makes me strong.
• Deuteronomy 33:17Joseph is as strong as a bull. He has horns like a wild ox. Those two horns are the armies of Ephraim and Manasseh! With them, he attacks other nations. He chases them to the edges of the world.
• 1 Kings 22:11Kenaanah's son Zedekiah had used iron to make sharp points like a bull's horns. He said, ‘This is what the Lord says: “With these sharp horns you will attack Syria's army. You will destroy them all.” ’
• Daniel 8:4The sheep ran towards the west, the north and the south. He used his horns to push away all other animals. No other animal could stop him. Nobody could save them from his power. He did whatever he wanted to do. He boasted about his great strength.
• Psalms 60:12With God's help, we will win! He will beat down our enemies for us.
• Psalms 91:13You will win against lions and snakes. You will walk over them!
• Psalms 108:13With God's help, we will win! He will beat down our enemies for us.
• Zechariah 10:5Together they will be like brave soldiers who march through the mud in the streets of their enemies. The Lord is with them and they will fight their enemies. They will pull down the soldiers from their horses.
• Romans 16:20God gives us peace in our minds. He will quickly help you to win against the power of Satan. I pray that our Lord Jesus will continue to be kind to you.

Commentaries on Psalms 44:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Through thee will we push down - Through thy Word, במימרא bemeimra, "Thy substantial Word." - Chaldee. If thou be with us, who can be successfully against us? Literally "We will toss them in the air with our horn;" a metaphor taken from an ox or bull tossing the dogs into the air which attack him. Through thy name - Jehovah; the infinite, the omnipotent, the eternal Being; whose power none is able to resist.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Through thee - By thy help. “Will we push down our enemies.” The word here rendered “push down” means literally to strike or push with the horns, spoken of horned animals, Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:31-32. Then it is applied to a conqueror prostrating nations before him: Deuteronomy 33:17; 1 Kings 22:11. Through thy name - That is, acting under thine authority and by thy help. If he gave the commandment Psalm 44:4, it would be certain that they would be able…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. 55. The figure drawn from the habits of the ox.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 44:5

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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