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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)you with your own hand drove out the nations, but them you planted; you afflicted the peoples, but them you set free;
• 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.

Context of Psalms 44:2

1O God, we have clearly heard; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in ancient times. You, by your power, defeated nations and settled our fathers on their land; you crushed the people living there and enabled our ancestors to occupy it. 3For they did not conquer the land by their swords, and they did not prevail by their strength, but rather by your power, strength and good favor, for you were partial to them. 4You are my king, O God! Decree Jacob’s deliverance!

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 the nations out from before them; he assigned them their tribal allotments and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down.
• Psalms 80:8You uprooted a vine from Egypt; you drove out nations and transplanted it.
• Psalms 105:44He handed the territory of nations over to them, and they took possession of what other peoples had produced,
• Psalms 135:10He defeated many nations, and killed mighty kings –
• Psalms 136:17to the one who struck down great kings, for his loyal love endures,
• Exodus 15:17You will bring them in and plant them in the mountain of your inheritance, in the place you made for your residence, O Lord, the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established.
• Exodus 34:11“Obey what I am commanding you this day. I am going to drive out before you the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
• Deuteronomy 7:1When the Lord your God brings you to the land that you are going to occupy and forces out many nations before you – Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and powerful than you –
• Joshua 10:42Joshua captured in one campaign all these kings and their lands, for the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
• Joshua 11:23Joshua conquered the whole land, just as the Lord had promised Moses, and he assigned Israel their tribal portions. Then the land was free of war.
• Joshua 21:43So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had solemnly promised to their ancestors, and they conquered it and lived in it.
• Nehemiah 9:22“You gave them kingdoms and peoples, and you allocated them to every corner of the land. They inherited the land of King Sihon of Heshbon and the land of King Og of Bashan.
• Psalms 89:9You rule over the proud sea. When its waves surge, you calm them.
• Ezekiel 17:6It sprouted and became a vine, spreading low to the ground; its branches turning toward him, its roots were under itself. So it became a vine; it produced shoots and sent out branches.
• Jeremiah 17:8They will be like a tree planted near a stream whose roots spread out toward the water. It has nothing to fear when the heat comes. Its leaves are always green. It has no need to be concerned in a year of drought. It does not stop bearing fruit.
• Exodus 23:28I will send hornets before you that will drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite 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

In the dictionaries

• Naught
• Psalms
• Scorn
• Bible, the
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Pentateuch
• People
• Providence
• Psalms, Book of
• Korahite

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