Psalms 44:6

Psalms 44:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
• New International Version (NIV)I put no trust in my bow, my sword does not bring me victory;
• English Standard Version (ESV)For not in my bow do I trust, nor can my sword save me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For I will not trust in my bow, Nor shall my sword save me.

Context of Psalms 44:6

4Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob. 5Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me. 7But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us. 8In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.

Psalms 44:6 word by word

כִּ֤י לֹ֣א בְקַשְׁתִּ֣י אֶבְטָ֑ח וְ֝חַרְבִּ֗י לֹ֣א תוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

• For I will not trustבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
• in my bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• neither shall my swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467

Cross-references for Psalms 44:6

• Psalms 20:7Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of Yhwh our God.
• Psalms 33:16There is no king saved by the multitude of an army: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
• Hosea 1:7But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by Yhwh their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.

Commentaries on Psalms 44:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6I will not trust in my bow - As he is speaking of what God had already done for his forefathers, these words should be read in the past tense: "We have not trusted," etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6For I will not trust in my bow - The author of the psalm himself again speaks as expressing his own feelings, and stating the grounds of his confidence and hope. Compare Psalm 44:4. At the same time he doubtless expresses the feelings of the people, and speaks in their name. He had said Psalm 44:3 that the ancestors of the Jewish people had not obtained possession of the promised land by any strength or skill of their own, and he now says that he, and…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

Topics related to Psalms 44:6

• Armies
• Confidence
• False Confidence

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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