Psalms 44:1

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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:
• 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:

Context of Psalms 44:1

O God, we have heard it with our own ears. Our ancestors have told us about the miracle you performed in their day, in days long ago. 2By your power you forced nations ⌞out of the land⌟, but you planted our ancestors ⌞there⌟. You shattered many groups of people, but you set our ancestors free. 3It was not with their swords that they took possession of the land. They did not gain victory with their own strength. It was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your presence ⌞that did it⌟, because you were pleased with them.

Psalms 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 longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God.
• Psalms 22:31They will tell people yet to be born about his righteousness— that he has finished it.
• Psalms 71:18Even when I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me live to tell the people of this age what your strength has accomplished, to tell about your power to all who will come.
• Psalms 78:3things that we have heard and known about, things that our parents have told us.
• Psalms 105:1Give thanks to the Lord. Call on him. Make known among the nations what he has done.
• Exodus 12:24“You must follow these instructions. They are a permanent law for you and your children.
• Exodus 13:14“In the future when your children ask you what this means, tell them, ‘The Lord used his mighty hand to bring us out of slavery in Egypt.
• Isaiah 38:19Those who are living praise you as I do today. Fathers make your faithfulness known to their children.
• Joel 1:3Tell your children about it. Have your children tell their children. Have your grandchildren tell their children.
• Numbers 21:14This is how it’s described in the Book of the Wars of the Lord: “… Waheb in Suphah and the valleys,
• Job 8:8“Ask the people of past generations. Find out what their ancestors had learned.
• Job 15:17“I’ll tell you; listen to me! I’ll relate what I have seen.

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