Psalm 44:4

Translations

Modern

You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob.

Traditional

Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.

Literal

You are my King, O God; Command deliverances for Jacob.

Latin

Tu es ipse rex meus et Deus meus, qui mandas salutes Jacob.

Original

Hebrew

English

You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob.

Notes

Psalms 44:4–8

God’s people feel confident about his mighty acts; he was with them in the past, and he is their king in the present.

Psalms 44:1–26

This national lament after a defeat in battle continues the tone of the previous two psalms. It reflects on an unspecified moment in Israel's history and calls on God for salvation. The people:

recite God's past acts of rescue (Psalm 44:1–3),
recognize God's power to save (Psalm 44:4–8),
describe their humiliation in exile (Psalm 44:9–16),
claim their innocence and lament the injustice of their current situation (Psalm 44:17–22), and
cry for vindication (Psalm 44:23–26).

Theme notes and profiles

Complaints

Related verses

Psalm 74:12
Yet God is my King from ancient times, working salvation on the earth.
Psalm 42:8
The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.
Psalm 89:18
Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
Mark 9:25
When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running, He rebuked the unclean spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” He said, “I command you to come out and never enter him again.”
Psalm 149:2
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
Mark 1:25–26
But Jesus rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!”
Mark 1:31
So He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them.
Isaiah 33:22
For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.
Mark 1:41
Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!”

Parallels

Romans 8:35–39

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

David Gratitude Korahite, Korathite Music Numbers, Book of Psalms, Book of

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In God: Sovereign Privileges of Saints: Having God for Their: King

Psalm 44:4

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