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Psalms 44:7
7For I do not trust in my bow, nor can my sword save me.
Psalms 44:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.
- New International Version (NIV)but you give us victory over our enemies, you put our adversaries to shame.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But you have saved us from our foes and have put to shame those who hate us.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But You have saved us from our enemies, And have put to shame those who hated us.
Context of Psalms 44:7
5You are my King, O God— command victories for Jacob! 6Through You we push back our foes. Through Your Name we trample those rising up against us. For I do not trust in my bow, nor can my sword save me. 8For You saved us from our oppressors and put to shame those who hated us. 9In God we make our boast all day and Your Name we praise forever. Selah
Read all of Psalms 44Psalms 44:7 word by word
כִּ֣י ה֭וֹשַׁעְתָּנוּ מִצָּרֵ֑ינוּ וּמְשַׂנְאֵ֥ינוּ הֱבִישֽׁוֹתָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 44:7
- Psalms 140:7I said to Adonai: “You are my God!” Hear, Adonai, the sound of my supplications.
- Psalms 144:10who gives salvation to kings, who rescues Your servant David from the evil sword.
- Joshua 1:5No one will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not fail you or forsake you.
- Joshua 10:8Adonai said to Joshua, “Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will stand before you.”
- Joshua 11:6But Adonai said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid because of them, for tomorrow at this time I will give all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”
- Joshua 23:9For Adonai has driven out from before you great and mighty nations. As for you, no one remained standing before you to this day.
- Judges 2:18Whenever Adonai raised judges up for them, Adonai was with the judge and delivered them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. For Adonai was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and crushed them.
- Judges 7:4But Adonai said to Gideon, “The people are still too many. Bring them down to the water and I will test them for you there. Now it will be that he of whom I say to you, ‘This will go with you,’ he will go with you, but anyone of whom I say to you, ‘This one will not go with you,’ he will not go.”
- 1 Samuel 7:8So Bnei-Yisrael said to Samuel, “Don’t stop crying out to Adonai our God for us, so He may save us from the hand of the Philistines!”
- 1 Samuel 14:6Then Jonathan said to the young man carrying his armor, “Come, let’s cross over to the garrison of these uncircumcised ones. Perhaps Adonai will work for us, for nothing restrains Adonai from delivering whether by many or by few.”
- 1 Samuel 17:47and so all this assembly will know that Adonai delivers not with sword and spear—for the battle belongs to Adonai—and He will give you into our hands.”
- 2 Samuel 7:10I will also set up a place for My people Israel and will plant them, so they may dwell in their own place and not be disturbed again. Nor will the children of wickedness afflict them anymore as in the past,
- Psalms 40:14Adonai, please deliver me! Adonai, come quickly to help me!
- Psalms 83:1A song: a psalm of Asaph.
- Psalms 132:18His enemies I will clothe with shame, but upon himself his crown will shine.”
Commentaries on Psalms 44:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7But thou hast saved us from our enemies - That is, Thou hast done it in times past. Thou hast interposed in behalf of our nation in periods of danger and trial, and hast delivered us. This is stated as a reason for what is said by the psalmist in Psalm 44:6 - that he would not trust in his sword and in iris bow - and for the earnest appeal which he now makes to God. He and his people did not rely on their own strength and prowess, but on that God who had…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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