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Psalms 44:4
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2 aYou drove out the1 nations with Your hand,
But them You planted;
You afflicted the peoples, and cast them out. 
3 For athey did not gain possession of the land by their own sword,
Nor did their own arm save them;
But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance,
bBecause You favored them. 
4 aYou are my King,1 O God;
1Command victories for Jacob. 
5 Through You awe will push down our enemies;
Through Your name we will trample those who rise up against us. 
6 For aI will not trust in my bow,
Nor shall my sword save me. 
7 But You have saved us from our enemies,
And have put to shame those who hated us.
8 aIn God we boast all day long,
And praise Your name forever. Selah 
9 But aYou have cast us off and put us to shame,
And You do not go out with our armies. 
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Psalms 44:4

Thou art my King, O God - literally, "Thou art He, my King, O God;" that is, Thou art the same: the same King, and the same God, who didst interpose in the time of the fathers, and thou art he whom I recognize as King, as the Sovereign Ruler of thy people. The psalmist here uses the singular number, "my King," as expressive of his own feelings, though he doubtless means also to speak in the name of the people. It would seem not improbable from this, that the author of the psalm was the reigning monarch in the time of the troubles referred to. If not, it was evidently one who personated him, and who meant to represent his feelings. The language shows the strong confidence of the author of the psalm in God, and perhaps also is designed to express his personal responsibility at the time, and his consciousness that his only refuge in conducting the troubled affairs of the nation was God.

Command deliverances for Jacob - As if all was under His command, and He had only to give direction, and salvation would come. The word "Jacob" here is used to denote the descendants of Jacob, or the people of God. See the notes at Psalms 24:6.


 
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