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 of all you did in their day, in days long ago: 2You drove out the pagan nations by your power and gave all the land to our ancestors. You crushed their enemies and set our ancestors free. 3They did not conquer the land with their swords; it was not their own strong arm that gave them victory. It was your right hand and strong arm and the blinding light from your face that helped them, for you loved 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 the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.
• Psalms 22:31His righteous acts will be told to those not yet born. They will hear about everything he has done.
• Psalms 71:18Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.
• Psalms 78:3stories we have heard and known, stories our ancestors handed down to us.
• Psalms 105:1Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done.
• Exodus 12:24“Remember, these instructions are a permanent law that you and your descendants must observe forever.
• Exodus 13:14“And in the future, your children will ask you, ‘What does all this mean?’ Then you will tell them, ‘With the power of his mighty hand, the Lord brought us out of Egypt, the place of our slavery.
• Isaiah 38:19Only the living can praise you as I do today. Each generation tells of your faithfulness to the next.
• Joel 1:3Tell your children about it in the years to come, and let your children tell their children. Pass the story down from generation to generation.
• Numbers 21:14For this reason The Book of the Wars of the Lord speaks of “the town of Waheb in the area of Suphah, and the ravines of the Arnon River,
• Job 8:8“Just ask the previous generation. Pay attention to the experience of our ancestors.
• Job 15:17“If you will listen, I will show you. I will answer you from my own experience.

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