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Psalms 44:5
5Only by your power can we push back our enemies; only in your name can we trample our foes.
Psalms 44:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
- New International Version (NIV)Through you we push back our enemies; through your name we trample our foes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Through you we push down our foes; through your name we tread down those who rise up against us.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Through You we will push down our enemies; Through Your name we will trample those who rise up against us.
Context of Psalms 44:5
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. Only by your power can we push back our enemies; only in your name can we trample our foes. 6I do not trust in my bow; I do not count on my sword to save me. 7You are the one who gives us victory over our enemies; you disgrace those who hate us.
Read all of Psalms 44Psalms 44:5 word by word
בְּ֭ךָ צָרֵ֣ינוּ נְנַגֵּ֑חַ בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗ נָב֥וּס קָמֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 44:5
- Psalms 18:39You have armed me with strength for the battle; you have subdued my enemies under my feet.
- Psalms 118:10Though hostile nations surrounded me, I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.
- Isaiah 41:14Though you are a lowly worm, O Jacob, don’t be afraid, people of Israel, for I will help you. I am the Lord, your Redeemer. I am the Holy One of Israel.’
- Philippians 4:13For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
- Deuteronomy 33:17Joseph has the majesty of a young bull; he has the horns of a wild ox. He will gore distant nations, even to the ends of the earth. This is my blessing for the multitudes of Ephraim and the thousands of Manasseh.”
- 1 Kings 22:11One of them, Zedekiah son of Kenaanah, made some iron horns and proclaimed, “This is what the Lord says: With these horns you will gore the Arameans to death!”
- Daniel 8:4The ram butted everything out of his way to the west, to the north, and to the south, and no one could stand against him or help his victims. He did as he pleased and became very great.
- Psalms 60:12With God’s help we will do mighty things, for he will trample down our foes.
- Psalms 91:13You will trample upon lions and cobras; you will crush fierce lions and serpents under your feet!
- Psalms 108:13With God’s help we will do mighty things, for he will trample down our foes.
- Zechariah 10:5They will be like mighty warriors in battle, trampling their enemies in the mud under their feet. Since the Lord is with them as they fight, they will overthrow even the enemy’s horsemen.
- Romans 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
Commentaries on Psalms 44:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Through thee will we push down - Through thy Word, במימרא bemeimra, "Thy substantial Word." - Chaldee. If thou be with us, who can be successfully against us? Literally "We will toss them in the air with our horn;" a metaphor taken from an ox or bull tossing the dogs into the air which attack him. Through thy name - Jehovah; the infinite, the omnipotent, the eternal Being; whose power none is able to resist.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Through thee - By thy help. “Will we push down our enemies.” The word here rendered “push down” means literally to strike or push with the horns, spoken of horned animals, Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:31-32. Then it is applied to a conqueror prostrating nations before him: Deuteronomy 33:17; 1 Kings 22:11. Through thy name - That is, acting under thine authority and by thy help. If he gave the commandment Psalm 44:4, it would be certain that they would be able…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. 55. The figure drawn from the habits of the ox.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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