God’s Word Translation
Psalms 44:6
6I do not rely on my bow, and my sword will never save me.
Psalms 44:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
- New International Version (NIV)I put no trust in my bow, my sword does not bring me victory;
- English Standard Version (ESV)For not in my bow do I trust, nor can my sword save me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For I will not trust in my bow, Nor shall my sword save me.
Context of Psalms 44:6
4You 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. I do not rely on my bow, and my sword will never save me. 7But you saved us from our enemies. You put to shame those who hate us. 8All day long we praise our God. We give thanks to you forever. Selah
Read all of Psalms 44Psalms 44:6 word by word
כִּ֤י לֹ֣א בְקַשְׁתִּ֣י אֶבְטָ֑ח וְ֝חַרְבִּ֗י לֹ֣א תוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 44:6
- Psalms 20:7Some ⌞rely⌟ on chariots and others on horses, but we will boast in the name of the Lord our God.
- Psalms 33:16No king achieves a victory with a large army. No warrior rescues himself by his own great strength.
- Hosea 1:7Yet, I will love the descendants of Judah. I will rescue them because I am the Lord their God. I won’t use bows, swords, wars, horses, or horsemen to rescue them.”
Commentaries on Psalms 44:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6I will not trust in my bow - As he is speaking of what God had already done for his forefathers, these words should be read in the past tense: "We have not trusted," etc.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6For I will not trust in my bow - The author of the psalm himself again speaks as expressing his own feelings, and stating the grounds of his confidence and hope. Compare Psalm 44:4. At the same time he doubtless expresses the feelings of the people, and speaks in their name. He had said Psalm 44:3 that the ancestors of the Jewish people had not obtained possession of the promised land by any strength or skill of their own, and he now says that he, and…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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