Psalms 44:8

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Contextual Overview

¹For 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. ²With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out. ³For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory; it was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face; for You delighted in them. ⁴You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob. ⁵Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies. ⁶For I do not trust in my bow, nor does my sword deliver me. ⁷But You give us victory over our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame. ⁸In God we have boasted all day long, and Your name we will praise forever. Selah

Bible Verse Review
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In God: Psalms 34:2, Isaiah 45:25, Jeremiah 9:24, Romans 2:17, 1 Corinthians 1:29-31

praise: Psalms 115:1-18

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 16:35 - glory Job 29:5 - the Almighty Psalms 89:16 - name

Cross-References

Genesis 42:21
Then they said to one another, "Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us."

Genesis 42:27
At the place where they lodged for the night, one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey, and he saw his silver in the mouth of the sack.

Genesis 42:35
As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man's sack was his bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of money, they were dismayed.

Genesis 43:12
Take double the money with you so that you may return the money that was put back into in the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.

Genesis 44:7
"Why does my lord say these things?" they asked. "Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.

Genesis 44:10
"As you say," replied the steward. "But only the one who is found with the cup will be my slave, and the rest of you shall be free of blame."

Genesis 44:11
So each one quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it.

Genesis 44:21
Then you told your servants, 'Bring him down to me so that I can see him for myself.'

Genesis 44:22
So we said to my lord, 'The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.'

Exodus 20:15
You shall not steal.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

In God we boast all the day long,.... Or, as the Targum, "in the word of the Lord", in Christ, who is God over all, and who of God is made to his church and people wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption; so that there is always matter of glorying and boasting in him;

and praise thy name for ever and ever; in this world, as long as life continues; and in the other world to all eternity; both for the works of providence and of grace; for deliverances commanded, and for salvation from all enemies wrought out.

Selah; of this word :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In God we boast all the day long - That is, continually or constantly. It is not a momentary or temporary expression of our feelings, but it is our habitual and constant employment. We have no other ground of reliance, and we express that reliance constantly. The word rendered “boast” here rather more literally means praise: “In God we praise all the day long.” The idea is, that he was their only ground of confidence. They ascribed all their former successes to him; they had no other reliance now.

And praise thy name for ever - We do it now; we shall never cease to do it.

Selah - On the meaning of this word, see the notes at Psalms 3:2.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 44:8. In God we boast — We have told the heathen how great and powerful our God is. If thou do not deliver us by thy mighty power, they will not believe our report, but consider that we are held in bondage by the superior strength of their gods.