God’s Word Translation
Psalms 44:4
4You alone are my king, O God. You won those victories for Jacob.
Psalms 44:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
- New International Version (NIV)You are my King and my God, who decrees victories for Jacob.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You are my King, O God; ordain salvation for Jacob!
- New King James Version (NKJV)You are my King, O God; Command victories for Jacob.
Context of Psalms 44:4
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. You alone are my king, O God. You won those victories for Jacob. 5With you we can walk over our enemies. With your name we can trample those who attack us. 6I do not rely on my bow, and my sword will never save me.
Read all of Psalms 44Psalms 44:4 word by word
אַתָּה־ה֣וּא מַלְכִּ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים צַ֝וֵּ֗ה יְשׁוּע֥וֹת יַעֲקֹֽב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 44:4
- Psalms 74:12And yet, from long ago God has been my king, the one who has been victorious throughout the earth.
- Psalms 89:18Our shield belongs to the Lord. Our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.
- Psalms 149:2Let Israel find joy in their creator. Let the people of Zion rejoice over their king.
- Isaiah 33:22The Lord is our judge. The Lord is our lawgiver. The Lord is our king. The Lord is our savior.
- Psalms 42:8The Lord commands his mercy during the day, and at night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life.
- Mark 1:25Jesus ordered the spirit, “Keep quiet, and come out of him!”
- Mark 9:25When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he gave an order to the evil spirit. He said, “You spirit that won’t let him talk, I command you to come out of him and never enter him again.”
Commentaries on Psalms 44:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Thou art my king - What thou wert to them, be to us. We believe in thee as they did; we have sinned and are in captivity, but we repent and turn unto thee; command, therefore, deliverances to Jacob, for we are the descendants of him in whose behalf thou hast wrought such wonders.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Thou art my King, O God - literally, “Thou art He, my King, O God;” that is, Thou art the same: the same King, and the same God, who didst interpose in the time of the fathers, and thou art he whom I recognize as King, as the Sovereign Ruler of thy people. The psalmist here uses the singular number, “my King,” as expressive of his own feelings, though he doubtless means also to speak in the name of the people. It would seem not improbable from this, that…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. 44. Thou art my King--literally, "he who is my King," sustaining the same covenant relation as to the "fathers."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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