English Standard Version
Psalms 44:8
8In God we have boasted continually, and we will give thanks to your name forever. Selah
Psalms 44:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.
- New International Version (NIV)In God we make our boast all day long, and we will praise your name forever.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In God we boast all day long, And praise Your name forever. Selah
- New Living Translation (NLT)O God, we give glory to you all day long and constantly praise your name. Interlude
Context of Psalms 44:8
6For not in my bow do I trust, nor can my sword save me. 7But you have saved us from our foes and have put to shame those who hate us. In God we have boasted continually, and we will give thanks to your name forever. Selah 9But you have rejected us and disgraced us and have not gone out with our armies. 10You have made us turn back from the foe, and those who hate us have gotten spoil.
Read all of Psalms 44Psalms 44:8 word by word
בֵּֽ֭אלֹהִים הִלַּלְ֣נוּ כָל־הַיּ֑וֹם וְשִׁמְךָ֓׀ לְעוֹלָ֖ם נוֹדֶ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 44:8
- Psalms 34:2My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad.
- Isaiah 45:25In the Lord all the offspring of Israel shall be justified and shall glory."
- Jeremiah 9:24but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord."
- Romans 2:17But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God
- 1 Corinthians 1:29so that no human being might boast in the presence of God.
- Psalms 115:1Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!
Commentaries on Psalms 44:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8In God we boast - We have told the heathen how great and powerful our God is. If thou do not deliver us by thy mighty power, they will not believe our report, but consider that we are held in bondage by the superior strength of their gods.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8In God we boast all the day long - That is, continually or constantly. It is not a momentary or temporary expression of our feelings, but it is our habitual and constant employment. We have no other ground of reliance, and we express that reliance constantly. The word rendered “boast” here rather more literally means praise: “In God we praise all the day long.” The idea is, that he was their only ground of confidence. They ascribed all their former…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
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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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