Psalms 44:4
\44:3\For they did not make the land theirs by their swords, and it was not their arms which kept them safe; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your face, because you had pleasure in them.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
In Context
5\44:4\You are my King and my God; ordering salvation for Jacob.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 7:8But because of his love for you, and in order to keep his oath to your fathers, the Lord took you out with the strength of his hand, making you free from the prison-house and from the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.
Joshua 24:12And I sent the hornet before you, driving out the two kings of the Amorites before you, not with your sword and your bow.
Psalms 74:12For from the past God is my King, working salvation in the earth.
Psalms 111:6He has made clear to his people the power of his works, giving them the heritage of the nations.
Isaiah 33:22For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our law-giver, the Lord is our king; he will be our saviour.
Mark 1:31And he came and took her by the hand, lifting her up; and she became well, and took care of their needs.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 44:2-9
Grateful Acknowledgment of Past Mercies; Consecration to God. 1 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. 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… Read the whole commentary →