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 heard it with our own ears— our ancestors have told us of all you did in their day, in days long ago: You 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. 4You are my King and my God. You command victories for Israel.

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 out the nations before them; he gave them their inheritance by lot. He settled the tribes of Israel into their homes.
• Psalms 80:8You brought us from Egypt like a grapevine; you drove away the pagan nations and transplanted us into your land.
• Psalms 105:44He gave his people the lands of pagan nations, and they harvested crops that others had planted.
• Psalms 135:10He struck down great nations and slaughtered mighty kings—
• Psalms 136:17Give thanks to him who struck down mighty kings. His faithful love endures forever.
• Exodus 15:17You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain— the place, O Lord, reserved for your own dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established.
• Exodus 34:11But listen carefully to everything I command you today. Then I will go ahead of you and drive out the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
• Deuteronomy 7:1“When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are about to enter and occupy, he will clear away many nations ahead of you: the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. These seven nations are greater and more numerous than you.
• Joshua 10:42Joshua conquered all these kings and their land in a single campaign, for the Lord, the God of Israel, was fighting for his people.
• Joshua 11:23So Joshua took control of the entire land, just as the Lord had instructed Moses. He gave it to the people of Israel as their special possession, dividing the land among the tribes. So the land finally had rest from war.
• Joshua 21:43So the Lord gave to Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.
• Nehemiah 9:22“Then you helped our ancestors conquer kingdoms and nations, and you placed your people in every corner of the land. They took over the land of King Sihon of Heshbon and the land of King Og of Bashan.
• Psalms 89:9You rule the oceans. You subdue their storm-tossed waves.
• Ezekiel 17:6It took root there and grew into a low, spreading vine. Its branches turned up toward the eagle, and its roots grew down into the ground. It produced strong branches and put out shoots.
• Jeremiah 17:8They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.
• Exodus 23:28I will send terror ahead of you to drive out the Hivites, Canaanites, and Hittites.

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

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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