New English Translation
Psalms 44:8
8In God I boast all day long, and we will continually give thanks to your name. (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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In God we have boasted continually, and we will give thanks to your name forever. Selah
- New King James Version (NKJV)In God we boast all day long, And praise Your name forever. Selah
Context of Psalms 44:8
6For I do not trust in my bow, and I do not prevail by my sword. 7For you deliver us from our enemies; you humiliate those who hate us. In God I boast all day long, and we will continually give thanks to your name. (Selah) 9But you rejected and embarrassed us! You did not go into battle with our armies. 10You made us retreat from the enemy. Those who hate us take whatever they want from us.
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 34:2I will boast in the Lord; let the oppressed hear and rejoice!
- Isaiah 45:25All the descendants of Israel will be vindicated by the Lord and will boast in him.
- Jeremiah 9:24If people want to boast, they should boast about this: They should boast that they understand and know me. They should boast that they know and understand that I, the Lord, act out of faithfulness, fairness, and justice in the earth and that I desire people to do these things,” says the Lord.
- Romans 2:17But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast of your relationship to God
- 1 Corinthians 1:29so that no one can boast in his presence.
- Psalms 115:1Not to us, O Lord, not to us! But to your name bring honor, for the sake of your loyal love and 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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