Psalms 44:2

Psalms 44:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.
• New International Version (NIV)With your hand you drove out the nations and planted our ancestors; you crushed the peoples and made our ancestors flourish.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You drove out the nations with Your hand, But them You planted; You afflicted the peoples, and cast them out.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You drove out the pagan nations by your power and gave all the land to our ancestors. You crushed their enemies and set our ancestors free.

Context of Psalms 44:2

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: you 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. 4You are my King, O God; ordain salvation for Jacob!

Psalms 44:2 word by word

אַתָּ֤ה׀ יָדְךָ֡ גּוֹיִ֣ם ה֭וֹרַשְׁתָּ וַתִּטָּעֵ֑ם תָּרַ֥ע לְ֝אֻמִּ֗ים וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• thou didst drive outיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• with thy handיָדyâd · handH3027
• and plantedstנָטַעnâţa‛ · to plantH5193
• thou didst afflictרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489
• the peopleלְאֹםle'ôm le'ôm · peopleH3816
• and cast them outשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: let goH7971

Cross-references for Psalms 44:2

• Psalms 78:55He drove out nations before them; he apportioned them for a possession and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
• Psalms 80:8You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it.
• Psalms 105:44And he gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the fruit of the peoples' toil,
• Psalms 135:10who struck down many nations and killed mighty kings,
• Psalms 136:17to him who struck down great kings, for his steadfast love endures forever;
• Exodus 15:17You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain, the place, O Lord, which you have made for your abode, the sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands have established.
• Exodus 34:11"Observe what I command you this day. Behold, I will drive out before you the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
• Deuteronomy 7:1"When the Lord your God brings you into the land that you are entering to take possession of it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and mightier than you,
• Joshua 10:42And Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
• Joshua 11:23So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. And the land had rest from war.
• Joshua 21:43Thus the Lord gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. And they took possession of it, and they settled there.
• Nehemiah 9:22"And you gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner. So they took possession of the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and the land of Og king of Bashan.
• Psalms 89:9You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them.
• Ezekiel 17:6and it sprouted and became a low spreading vine, and its branches turned toward him, and its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and produced branches and put out boughs.
• Jeremiah 17:8He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit."
• Exodus 23:28And I will send hornets before you, which shall drive out the Hivites, the Canaanites, and the Hittites from before you.

Commentaries on Psalms 44:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Thou didst drove out the heathen - The Canaanites were as a bad tree planted in a good soil, and bringing forth bad fruit with great luxuriance. God plucked up this bad tree from the roots, and in its place planted the Hebrews as a good tree, a good vine, and caused them to take root, and fill the land.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand - The word rendered “heathen” means simply nations without necessarily conveying the idea of paganism, as that word is now understood. It means the nations, to wit, of the land of Canaan, or the Canaanites; and as these nations were in fact idolaters, or strangers to the true religion, the word came in time to have that idea attached to it. It is in that sense that we use the term now, though the word…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2God drove out the pagan nations during the conquests recorded in Joshua.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

Topics related to Psalms 44:2

• Canaan
• Heathen

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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