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Psalm 44:2-8
The Message
Psalm 44:2-8
The Message
44 1-3 We’ve been hearing about this, God,
all our lives.
Our fathers told us the stories
their fathers told them,
How single-handedly you weeded out the godless
from the fields and planted us,
How you sent those people packing
but gave us a fresh start.
We didn’t fight for this land;
we didn’t work for it—it was a gift!
You gave it, smiling as you gave it,
delighting as you gave it.
4-8 You’re my King, O God—
command victories for Jacob!
With your help we’ll wipe out our enemies,
in your name we’ll stomp them to dust.
I don’t trust in weapons;
my sword won’t save me—
But it’s you, you who saved us from the enemy;
you made those who hate us lose face.
All day we parade God’s praise—
we thank you by name over and over.
Psalm 44:2-4
New International Version
Psalm 44:2-4
New International Version
2 With your hand you drove out(A) the nations
and planted(B) our ancestors;
you crushed(C) the peoples
and made our ancestors flourish.(D)
3 It was not by their sword(E) that they won the land,
nor did their arm bring them victory;
it was your right hand,(F) your arm,(G)
and the light(H) of your face, for you loved(I) them.
Footnotes
- Psalm 44:4 Septuagint, Aquila and Syriac; Hebrew King, O God; / command
Psalm 44:2-4
King James Version
Psalm 44:2-4
King James Version
2 How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.
3 For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
4 Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
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