Psalms 44:7
in Psalms 44For You save us from our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame.
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ASV
But thou hast saved us from our adversaries, And hast put them to shame that hate us.
KJV
But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.
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This verse in Psalms 44
Commentary
9 notes on this verseBut thou hast saved us from our enemies,.... Spiritual ones, and not we ourselves; and therefore will not trust in ourselves, nor in anything of ours, but in the Lord, and give him the glory of salvation; and hast put them to shame that hated us; the men of the world, the seed of the serpent, and the serpent himself, when his works were destroyed, and his principalities and powers spoiled by Christ upon the cross; hence the following boasting of the Lord, and glorying in him.
This site's exposition
You are my King, O God
on Psalms 44:4-8
You are my King, O God names the one who ordains victories for Jacob. The weapons are refused: I do not trust in my bow. Henry notes the boast in God stands before the complaint that follows.
This site's exposition
You save us from our enemies
Barnes reads the verse as past deliverance, the reason to trust neither bow nor sword. Henry named the judges as witnesses. Spurgeon saw God save His people and put their enemies to shame together, as when Israel passed through the sea and Pharaoh drowned.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"For Thou hast saved us from our enemies" [Psalm 44:7]. This too is spoken of the future under the figure of the past. But this is the reason that it is spoken of as if it were past, that it is as certain as if it were past. Give heed, wherefore many things are expressed by the Prophets as if they were past; whereas it is things future, not past facts that are the subject of prophecy. For the future Passion of our Lord Himself was foretold: and yet it says, "They pierced My hands and My feet. They told all My bones;" not, "They shall pierce," and "shall tell." "They looked and stared upon Me;" not "They shall look and stare upon Me." "They parted My garments among them." It does not say, "They shall part" them. All these things are expressed as if they were past, although they were yet to come: because to God things to come also are as certain as if they were past. ...It is for this reason, in consequence of their certainty, that those things which are yet future, are spoken of as if past. This it is then that we hope. For it is, "Thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us."
The Medieval Church1 voice
Whence do you have this hope? From God. And he shows this through experience. "For you have saved us from those who afflict us": either in the present, because even if they harm us bodily, they nevertheless cannot harm us spiritually; or in the future. …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
): Thou hast, many a time, saved us from our enemies, and hast put to flight, and so put to shame, those that hated us, witness the successes of the judges against the nations that oppressed Israel. Many a time have the persecutors of the Christian church, and those that hate it, been put to shame by the power of truth, Acts vi.
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
But thou hast saved us from our enemies. In ages past all our rescues have been due to thee, O God. Never hast thou failed us. Out of every danger thou has brought us. And hast put them to shame that hated us. With the back of thy saving hand thou hast given them a cuff which has made them hide their faces; thou hast defeated them in such a manner as to make them ashamed of themselves to be overthrown by such puny adversaries as they thought the Israelites to be.
But thou hast saved us from our enemies. In ages past all our rescues have been due to thee, O God. Never hast thou failed us. Out of every danger thou has brought us. And hast put them to shame that hated us. With the back of thy saving hand thou hast given them a cuff which has made them hide their faces; thou hast defeated them in such a manner as to make them ashamed of themselves to be overthrown by such puny adversaries as they thought the Israelites to be. The double action of God in blessing his people and confounding his enemies is evermore to be observed; Pharaoh is drowned, while Israel passes through the sea; Amalek is smitten, while the tribes rejoice; the heathen are chased from their abodes, while the sons of Jacob rest beneath their vine and fig tree.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
But 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 Psa 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 often interposed to save the nation. And hast put them to shame that hated us - In former times. That is, he had caused them to be discomfited. He had turned them back. He had covered them with confusion. On the meaning of the words “shame” and “ashamed,” see Job 6:20, note; Psa 34:5, note.
The words behind it
5 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| ה֭וֹשַׁעְתָּנוּ | hoosha'tanu | you have saved us | H3467 → | 206 times |
| מִצָּרֵ֑ינוּ | mitzareinu | from foes our | H6862 → | 109 times |
| וּמְשַׂנְאֵ֥ינוּ | umesaneinu | and [those who] hate us | H8130 → | 146 times |
| הֱבִישֽׁוֹתָ׃ | hevishota | you have put to shame | H954 → | 127 times |
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
ה֭וֹשַׁעְתָּנוּyou have saved us
hoosha'tanuH3467 →206 times
מִצָּרֵ֑ינוּfrom foes our
mitzareinuH6862 →109 times
וּמְשַׂנְאֵ֥ינוּand [those who] hate us
umesaneinuH8130 →146 times
הֱבִישֽׁוֹתָ׃you have put to shame
hevishotaH954 →127 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Joshua 1:5No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
it leads to
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Deuteronomy 31:6–8
Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- Matthew 28:20
and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- Isaiah 41:10–14
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Romans 8:31
Through
Psalms 132:18I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”
it leads to
- Psalms 35:26
May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
- Job 8:22
Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
- Psalms 35:26
Through
Psalms 140:7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
it leads to
- Psalms 62:7
My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
- Psalms 62:7
Where this verse is studied
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About Psalms
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Psalms; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Augustine of Hippo, ON THE PSALMS, Psalm 44; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 2; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Exposition on the Psalms of David.