English Standard Version
Psalms 44:1
1O God, we have heard with our ears, our fathers have told us, what deeds you performed in their days, in the days of old:
Psalms 44:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
- New International Version (NIV)We have heard it with our ears, O God; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago.
- New King James Version (NKJV)We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us, The deeds You did in their days, In days of old:
- New Living Translation (NLT)O God, we have heard it with our own ears— our ancestors have told us of all you did in their day, in days long ago:
Context of Psalms 44:1
O God, we have heard with our ears, our fathers have told us, what deeds you performed in their days, in the days of old: 2you with your own hand drove out the nations, but them you planted; you afflicted the peoples, but them you set free; 3for not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm save them, but your right hand and your arm, and the light of your face, for you delighted in them.
Read all of Psalms 44Psalms 44:1 word by word
אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ בְּאָזְנֵ֬ינוּ שָׁמַ֗עְנוּ אֲבוֹתֵ֥ינוּ סִפְּרוּ־לָ֑נוּ פֹּ֥עַל פָּעַ֥לְתָּ בִֽ֝ימֵיהֶ֗ם בִּ֣ימֵי קֶֽדֶם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- We have heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- with our earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
- O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- our fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- have toldסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
- workפֹּ֫עַלpô‛al · workH6467
- thou didstפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
- in their daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- of oldקֶ֫דֶםqedem qêdmâh · front: oldH6924
Cross-references for Psalms 44:1
- Psalms 42:1As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.
- Psalms 22:31they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn, that he has done it.
- Psalms 71:18So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come.
- Psalms 78:3things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us.
- Psalms 105:1Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!
- Exodus 12:24You shall observe this rite as a statute for you and for your sons forever.
- Exodus 13:14And when in time to come your son asks you, 'What does this mean?' you shall say to him, 'By a strong hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, from the house of slavery.
- Isaiah 38:19The living, the living, he thanks you, as I do this day; the father makes known to the children your faithfulness.
- Joel 1:3Tell your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children to another generation.
- Numbers 21:14Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord, "Waheb in Suphah, and the valleys of the Arnon,
- Job 8:8"For inquire, please, of bygone ages, and consider what the fathers have searched out.
- Job 15:17"I will show you; hear me, and what I have seen I will declare
Commentaries on Psalms 44:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1We have heard with our ears - The psalmist begins with recounting the marvellous interpositions of God in behalf of the Jewish people, that he might the better strengthen his confidence, and form a ground on which to build his expectation of additional help.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1We have heard with our ears - That is, it has been handed down by tradition. Our fathers have told us - Our ancestors. They have delivered it down from generation to generation. The word rendered “told” means properly to grave, or to insculp on a stone; and thence, to write. Then it comes to mean to number, to count, to recount, to tell, to declare. The word would be applicable to any method of making the thing known, either by hieroglyphic figures in…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1A petition for succour and relief. Verses 1-8 Former experiences of God's power and goodness are strong supports to faith, and powerful pleas in prayer under present calamities. The many victories Israel obtained, were not by their own strength or merit, but by God's favour and free grace. The less praise this allows us, the more comfort it affords, that we may see all as coming from the favour of God. He fought for Israel, else they had fought in vain…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1We have heard … the work You did: The story of redemption includes God's favor and power in his past acts of rescue (see Psalm 78:1–4; see also Psalms 105–106).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261-3. This period is that of the settlement of Canaan (Jos 24:12; Jud 6:3). have told--or, "related" (compare Ex 10:2).Read the comment
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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
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