Translations
Modern
In God we have boasted all day long, and Your name we will praise forever. Selah
Traditional
In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.
Literal
In God we have boasted all the day, and we will praise Your name forever. Selah
Latin
In Deo laudabimur tota die, et in nomine tuo confitebimur in sæculum.
Original
Hebrew
English
In God we have boasted all day long, and Your name we will praise forever. Selah
Notes
God’s people feel confident about his mighty acts; he was with them in the past, and he is their king in the present.
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
Parallels
People
Selah: A musical or liturgical term of uncertain meaning
Glossary
David Gratitude Korahite, Korathite Music Numbers, Book of Psalms, Book of