Psalms 44:1

Brenton's Septuagint

O God, we have heard with our ears, our fathers have told us, the work which thou wroughtest in their days, in the days of old.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
God, we have heard with our ears—our ancestors have told us—the work you accomplished in their days,in days long ago:

Hebrew Names Version
<> We have heard with our ears, God; Our fathers have told us, What work you did in their days, In the days of old.

King James Version
We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

English Standard Version

To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah.

O God, we have heard with our ears, our fathers have told us, what deeds you performed in their days, in the days of old:

New Century Version

For the director of music. A maskil of the sons of Korah.

God, we have heard about you. Our ancestors told us what you did in their days, in days long ago.

New English Translation

For the music director; by the Korahites, a well-written song.

O God, we have clearly heard; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in ancient times.

Amplified Bible
We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us The work You did in their days, In the days of old.

New American Standard Bible
God, we have heard with our ears, Our fathers have told us The work that You did in their days, In the days of old.

World English Bible
<> We have heard with our ears, God; Our fathers have told us, What work you did in their days, In the days of old.

Geneva Bible (1587)
To him that excelleth. A Psalme to giue instruction, committed to the sonnes of Korah. Wee haue heard with our eares, O God: our fathers haue tolde vs the workes, that thou hast done in their dayes, in the olde time:

Legacy Standard Bible
O God, we have heard with our ears,Our fathers have recounted to usThe work that You did in their days,In the days of old.

Berean Standard Bible
For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in days of long ago.

Contemporary English Version

(A special psalm for the people of Korah and for the music leader.)

Our God, our ancestors told us what wonders you worked and we listened carefully.

Complete Jewish Bible
For the leader. By the descendants of Korach. A maskil:

Darby Translation

To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. An instruction.

O God, with our ears have we heard, our fathers have told us, the work thou wroughtest in their days, in the days of old:

Easy-to-Read Version

To the director: A maskil from the Korah family.

God, we have heard about you. Our fathers told us what you did in their lifetime. They told us what you did long ago.

George Lamsa Translation
WE have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us what work thou hast wrought in their days, in the times of old;

Good News Translation
With our own ears we have heard it, O God— our ancestors have told us about it, about the great things you did in their time, in the days of long ago:

Lexham English Bible

For the music director. Of the sons of Korah. A maskil.

O God, we have heard with our ears; our ancestors have told us of work you worked in their days, in days of old.

Literal Translation
To the chief musician. A Contemplation for the Sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
We haue herde with or eares (o God) or fathers haue tolde vs, what thou hast done in their tyme, of olde.

American Standard Version

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil.

We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us, What work thou didst in their days, In the days of old.

Bible in Basic English
It has come to our ears, O God, our fathers have given us the story, of the works which you did in their days, in the old times,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
For the Leader; [a Psalm] of the sons of Korah. Maschil.

King James Version (1611)
[To the chiefe Musician for the sonnes of Korah.] Wee haue heard with our eares, O God, our fathers haue told vs, what worke thou didst in their dayes, in the times of old.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
We haue hearde with our eares O Lorde: our fathers haue tolde vs what workes thou hast done in their daies in the olde tyme.

English Revised Version
For the Chief Musician; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the days of old.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The title of the thre and fourtithe salm. `To victorie, lernyng to the sones of Chore.

Update Bible Version
For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah. Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us, What work you did in their days, In the days of old.

Webster's Bible Translation
To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, [what] work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

New King James Version
To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation [fn] of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God,Our fathers have told us,The deeds You did in their days,In days of old:

New Living Translation

For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah.

O God, we have heard it with our own ears— our ancestors have told us of all you did in their day, in days long ago:

New Life Bible
O God, we have heard with our ears. Our fathers have told us what work You did in their days, in the days long ago.

New Revised Standard

To the leader. Of the Korahites. A Maskil.

We have heard with our ears, O God, our ancestors have told us, what deeds you performed in their days, in the days of old:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
O God! with our own ears, have we heard, Our fathers, have recounted to us, - The work thou didst work, In their day, In the days of aforetime:

Douay-Rheims Bible
(43-1) <Unto the end, for the sons of Core, to give understanding.> (43-2) We have heard, O God, with our ears: our fathers have declared to us, The work thou hast wrought in their days, and in the days of old.

Revised Standard Version
To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what deeds thou didst perform in their days, in the days of old:

Young's Literal Translation
To the Overseer. -- By sons of Korah. An Instruction. O God, with our ears we have heard, Our fathers have recounted to us, The work Thou didst work in their days, In the days of old.

THE MESSAGE
A Psalm of the Sons of Korah 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.

New American Standard Bible (1995)

For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.

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

Contextual Overview

¹ O God, we have heard with our ears, our fathers have told us, the work which thou wroughtest in their days, in the days of old. ² Thine hand utterly destroyed the heathen, and thou didst plant them: thou didst afflict the nations, and cast them out. ³ For they inherited not the land by their own sword, and their own arm did not deliver them; but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou wert well pleased in them. ⁴ Thou art indeed my King and my God, who commandest deliverances for Jacob. ⁵ In thee will we push down our enemies, and in thy name will we bring to nought them that rise up against us. ⁶ For I will not trust in my bow, and my sword shall not save me. ⁷ For thou hast saved us from them that afflicted us, and hast put to shame them that hated us. ⁸ In God will we make our boast all the day, and to thy name will we give thanks for ever. Pause.

Bible Verse Review
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have heard: Psalms 22:31, Psalms 71:18, Psalms 78:3-6, Psalms 105:1, Psalms 105:2, Exodus 12:24-27, Exodus 13:14, Exodus 13:15, Isaiah 38:19, Joel 1:3

in the times: Numbers 21:14-16, Numbers 21:27-30, Job 8:8, Job 8:9, Job 15:17-19

Reciprocal: Exodus 10:2 - And that Exodus 13:8 - General Exodus 18:1 - heard Numbers 14:42 - General Numbers 23:23 - according Numbers 26:11 - General Numbers 32:22 - land Deuteronomy 4:32 - ask now Deuteronomy 32:7 - Remember Joshua 4:6 - when your Joshua 23:3 - And ye Judges 6:13 - our fathers 1 Samuel 12:8 - made them 1 Chronicles 6:37 - Korah 1 Chronicles 9:19 - Korah 1 Chronicles 17:20 - according 1 Chronicles 22:18 - before the Lord 1 Chronicles 26:1 - Korhites 2 Chronicles 20:19 - Korhites Psalms 22:4 - General Psalms 42:1 - the sons Psalms 48:8 - As we Psalms 90:16 - Let Psalms 135:12 - gave their Psalms 145:4 - generation Isaiah 5:2 - fenced it Isaiah 51:9 - as in Jeremiah 21:2 - according Habakkuk 3:12 - didst march

Cross-References

Genesis 24:2
And Abraam said to his servant the elder of his house, who had rule over all his possessions, Put thy hand under my thigh,

Genesis 42:25
And Joseph gave orders to fill their vessels with corn, and to return their money to each into his sack, and to give them provision for the way; and it was so done to them.

Genesis 43:2
And it came to pass, when they had finished eating the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, that their father said to them, Go again; buy us a little food.

Genesis 43:16
And Joseph saw them and his brother Benjamin, born of the same mother; and he said to the steward of his household, Bring the men into the house, and slay beasts and make ready, for the men are to eat bread with me at noon.

Genesis 43:19
And having approached the man who was over the house of Joseph, they spoke to him in the porch of the house,

Isaiah 3:1
Behold now, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, will take away from Jerusalem and from Judea the mighty man and mighty woman, the strength of bread, and the strength of water,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

We have heard with our ears, O God,.... The church being in distress calls to mind the past favours of God to his people, in order to encourage her faith and hope; and this expression, delivered in such a form, shows the clearness, evidence, and certainty of what was heard; and which was heard not only as a tradition from father to son; but being recorded in the writings of Moses and the prophets, and these things read both in private and in public, were heard with the ear;

our fathers have told us [what] works thou didst in their days, in the times of old: such as the signs and wonders in Egypt, the slaying of the firstborn there, and the bringing of the people of Israel from thence with a mighty hand and outstretched arm; which fathers were used to tell in the ears of their sons, and sons' sons; and of which there were memorials continued in future ages, which led children to ask their parents the meaning of them; when they informed them of the wondrous works of Providence done in former times, and by which means they were handed down from age to age: see Exodus 10:2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

We have heard with our ears - That is, it has been handed down by tradition.

Our fathers have told us - Our ancestors. They have delivered it down from generation to generation. The word rendered “told” means properly to grave, or to insculp on a stone; and thence, to write. Then it comes to mean to number, to count, to recount, to tell, to declare. The word would be applicable to any method of making the thing known, either by hieroglyphic figures in sculpture, by writing, or by oral tradition, though it seems probable that the latter mode is particularly referred to here. Compare Exodus 10:2; Exodus 12:26-27.

What work thou didst in their days - The great work which thou didst accomplish for them; or, how thou didst interpose in their behalf. The reference is to what God accomplished for them in delivering them from Egyptian bondage, and bringing them into the land of Canaan.

In the times of old - In ancient times; in the beginning of our history. The idea here is, that we may properly appeal to the past - to what God has done in former ages - as an argument for his interposition in similar circumstances now, for,

(a) His former interposition showed his power to save;

(b) it was such an illustration of his character that we may appeal to that as a reason for asking him to interpose again.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

PSALM XLIV

The psalmist recounts the mercies of God; shows to his people

how God in ancient times gave them the victory over all their

enemies, 1-8;

points out their present miserable state, 9-16;

asserts that thy have not apostatized, and appeals to God for

the truth of his assertion, 17-22;

and calls upon the Lord for deliverance from their enemies,

23-26.

NOTES ON PSALM XLIV

The title here is the same as that in Psalms 42:1; which see. The Syriac says it was "A Psalm of the sons of Korah, which the people and Moses sung at Horeb." Such titles are fancies to which no credit should be attached. Like the preceding, it appears to belong to the time of the captivity.

Verse Psalms 44:1. We have heard with our ears — The psalmist begins with recounting the marvellous interpositions of God in behalf of the Jewish people, that he might the better strengthen his confidence, and form a ground on which to build his expectation of additional help.