Psalms 44:6

Psalms 44:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
• New International Version (NIV)I put no trust in my bow, my sword does not bring me victory;
• English Standard Version (ESV)For not in my bow do I trust, nor can my sword save me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For I will not trust in my bow, Nor shall my sword save me.

Context of Psalms 44:6

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. I 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.

Psalms 44:6 word by word

כִּ֤י לֹ֣א בְקַשְׁתִּ֣י אֶבְטָ֑ח וְ֝חַרְבִּ֗י לֹ֣א תוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For I will not trustבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
• in my bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• neither shall my swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467

Cross-references for Psalms 44:6

• Psalms 20:7Some people hope that their chariots will keep them safe. Other people trust their horses to save them. But we will trust in the name of the Lord our God.
• Psalms 33:16A great army will not save their king. A soldier does not stay alive because he is strong.
• Hosea 1:7But I will continue to love the people of Judah. I will save them from the power of their enemies. I will not use weapons to do this in a battle. I will not use an army, or horses, or chariots. Instead, it will be the power of the Lord their God that saves them.’

Commentaries on Psalms 44:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6I will not trust in my bow - As he is speaking of what God had already done for his forefathers, these words should be read in the past tense: "We have not trusted," etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6For I will not trust in my bow - The author of the psalm himself again speaks as expressing his own feelings, and stating the grounds of his confidence and hope. Compare Psalm 44:4. At the same time he doubtless expresses the feelings of the people, and speaks in their name. He had said Psalm 44:3 that the ancestors of the Jewish people had not obtained possession of the promised land by any strength or skill of their own, and he now says that he, and…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 44:6

• Armies
• Confidence
• False Confidence

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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