Psalm 44:1-8

Former Deliverances and Present Troubles.

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O God, we have heard with our ears,
Our ^(A)fathers have told us
The ^(B)work that You did in their days,
In the ^(C)days of old.

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You with Your own hand ^(D)drove out the nations;
Then You ^(E)planted them;
You ^(F)afflicted the peoples,
Then You ^(G)spread them abroad.

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For by their own sword they ^(H)did not possess the land,
And their own arm did not save them,
But Your right hand and Your ^(I)arm and the ^(J)light of Your presence,
For You ^(K)favored them.

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You are ^(L)my King, O God;
^(M)Command ^(b)victories for Jacob.

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Through You we will ^(N)push back our adversaries;
Through Your name we will ^(O)trample down those who rise up against us.

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For I will ^(P)not trust in my bow,
Nor will my sword save me.

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But You ^(Q)have saved us from our adversaries,
And You have ^(R)put to shame those who hate us.

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In God we have ^(S)boasted all day long,
And we will ^(T)give thanks to Your name forever. ^(c)Selah.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 44:1: ['Possibly ', Contemplative, ', or ', Didactic, ', or ', Skillful Psalm]

b. Psalm 44:4: ['Lit ', salvation]

c. Psalm 44:8: [Selah, ' may mean: ', Pause, Crescendo, ' or ', Musical interlude]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 44:1: Exodus 12:26; Exodus 12:27; Deuteronomy 6:20; Judges 6:13; Psalm 78:3

B. Psalm 44:1: Psalm 78:12

C. Psalm 44:1: Deuteronomy 32:7; Psalm 77:5; Isaiah 51:9; Isaiah 63:9

D. Psalm 44:2: Joshua 3:10; Nehemiah 9:24; Psalm 78:55; Psalm 80:8

E. Psalm 44:2: Exodus 15:17; 2 Samuel 7:10; Jeremiah 24:6; Amos 9:15

F. Psalm 44:2: Psalm 135:10-12

G. Psalm 44:2: Psalm 80:9-11; Zechariah 2:6

H. Psalm 44:3: Deuteronomy 8:17; Deuteronomy 8:18; Joshua 24:12

I. Psalm 44:3: Psalm 77:15

J. Psalm 44:3: Psalm 4:6; Psalm 89:15

K. Psalm 44:3: Deuteronomy 4:37; Deuteronomy 7:7; Deuteronomy 7:8; Deuteronomy 10:15; Psalm 106:4

L. Psalm 44:4: Psalm 74:12

M. Psalm 44:4: Psalm 42:8

N. Psalm 44:5: Deuteronomy 33:17; Psalm 60:12; Daniel 8:4

O. Psalm 44:5: Psalm 108:13; Zechariah 10:5

P. Psalm 44:6: 1 Samuel 17:47; Psalm 33:16; Hosea 1:7

Q. Psalm 44:7: Psalm 136:24

R. Psalm 44:7: Psalm 53:5

S. Psalm 44:8: Psalm 34:2

T. Psalm 44:8: Psalm 30:12