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It was your right hand and strong arm and the blinding light from your face that helped them, for you loved them. <a href="/esv/psalms/44.htm">English Standard Version</a> for not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm save them, but your right hand and your arm, and the light of your face, for you delighted in them. <a href="/bsb/psalms/44.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For 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, because You favored them. <a href="/kjv/psalms/44.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/psalms/44.htm">New King James Version</a> For they 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, Because You favored them. <a href="/nasb_/psalms/44.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For by their own sword they did not possess the land, And their own arm did not save them, But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence, For You favored them. <a href="/nasb/psalms/44.htm">NASB 1995</a> For by their own sword they did not possess the land, And their own arm did not save them, But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence, For You favored them. <a href="/nasb77/psalms/44.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For by their own sword they did not possess the land; And their own arm did not save them; But Thy right hand, and Thine arm, and the light of Thy presence, For Thou didst favor them. <a href="/lsb/psalms/44.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For by their own sword they did not possess the land, And their own arm did not save them, But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence, For You favored them. <a href="/amp/psalms/44.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For our fathers did not possess the land [of Canaan] by their own sword, Nor did their own arm save them, But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence, Because You favored and delighted in them. <a href="/csb/psalms/44.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For they did not take the land by their sword — their arm did not bring them victory — but by your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable toward them. <a href="/hcsb/psalms/44.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For they did not take the land by their sword— their arm did not bring them victory— but by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, for You were pleased with them. <a href="/asv/psalms/44.htm">American Standard Version</a> For they gat 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 wast favorable unto them. <a href="/cev/psalms/44.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Their strength and weapons were not what won the land and gave them victory! You loved them and fought with your powerful arm and your shining glory. <a href="/erv/psalms/44.htm">English Revised Version</a> For they gat 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. <a href="/gwt/psalms/44.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> It was not with their swords that they took possession of the land. They did not gain victory with their own strength. It was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your presence [that did it], because you were pleased with them. <a href="/gnt/psalms/44.htm">Good News Translation</a> Your people did not conquer the land with their swords; they did not win it by their own power; it was by your power and your strength, by the assurance of your presence, which showed that you loved them. <a href="/isv/psalms/44.htm">International Standard Version</a> It was not with their sword that they inherited the land, nor did their own arm deliver them. But it was by your power, your strength, and by the light of your face; because you were pleased with them. <a href="/msb/psalms/44.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For 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, because You favored them. <a href="/net/psalms/44.htm">NET Bible</a> For they did not conquer the land by their swords, and they did not prevail by their strength, but rather by your power, strength and good favor, for you were partial to them. <a href="/nheb/psalms/44.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For they did not get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable to them. <a href="/wbt/psalms/44.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For they obtained not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thy arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favor to them. <a href="/web/psalms/44.htm">World English Bible</a> For they didn’t get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable to them. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/psalms/44.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For they did not possess the land by their sword, "" And their arm did not give salvation to them, "" But Your right hand, and Your arm, "" And the light of Your countenance, "" Because You had accepted them. <a href="/ylt/psalms/44.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> For, not by their sword Possessed they the land, And their arm gave not salvation to them, But Thy right hand, and Thine arm, And the light of Thy countenance, Because Thou hadst accepted them. <a href="/slt/psalms/44.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For by their sword they possessed not the land, and their arm saved them not: for thy right hand and thine arm, and the light of thy face, for thou didst delight in them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/psalms/44.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For they got not the possession of the land by their own sword : neither did their own arm save them. But thy right hand and thy arm, and the light of thy countenance : because thou wast pleased with them. <a href="/cpdv/psalms/44.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 43:3>Your hand dispersed the Gentiles, and you transplanted them. You afflicted a people, and you expelled them. <a href="/nabre/psalms/44.htm">New American Bible</a> Not with their own swords did they conquer the land, nor did their own arms bring victory; It was your right hand, your own arm, the light of your face for you favored them. <a href="/nrsvce/psalms/44.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> for not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm give them victory; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your countenance, for you delighted in them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/psalms/44.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For they inherited not the land by their sword, neither did their own arm save them; but thy right hand and thine arm and the light of thy countenance, because thou wast pleased with them. <a href="/hpbt/psalms/44.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because it was not by their sword that they inherited the land, neither their arms that saved them, but your right hand and your arm and the light of your face, for you were pleased with them.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/psalms/44.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For not by their own sword did they get the land in possession, Neither did their own arm save them; But Thy right hand, and Thine arm, and the light of Thy countenance, Because Thou wast favourable unto them. <a href="/sep/psalms/44.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For they inherited not the land by their own sword, and their own arm did not deliver them; but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou wert well pleased in them. <a href="/parallel/psalms/44-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=5148" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/psalms/44.htm">Redeem Us</a> …2With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out. 3<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">it was not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḇə·ḥar·bām (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">by their sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: yā·rə·šū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">that they took</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2220.htm" title="2220: ū·zə·rō·w·‘ām (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Arm, shoulder, strength. Or zroao; and zrowpah; or zrowah; from zara'; the arm, or the foreleg; figuratively, force.">their arm</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: hō·wō·šî·‘āh (V-Hifil-Perf-3fs) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">bring them victory.</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·mōw (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">It was</a> <a href="/hebrew/3225.htm" title="3225: yə·mî·nə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Right hand. From yaman; the right hand or side of a person or other object; locally, the south.">by Your right hand,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2220.htm" title="2220: ū·zə·rō·w·‘ă·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Arm, shoulder, strength. Or zroao; and zrowpah; or zrowah; from zara'; the arm, or the foreleg; figuratively, force.">Your arm,</a> <a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="216: wə·’ō·wr (Conj-w:: N-csc) -- A light. From 'owr; illumination or luminary.">and the light</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·ne·ḵā (N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">of Your face,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/7521.htm" title="7521: rə·ṣî·ṯām (V-Qal-Perf-2ms:: 3mp) -- To be pleased with, accept favorably. A primitive root; to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt.">You favored them.</a> 4You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-37.htm">Deuteronomy 4:37-38</a> Because He loved your fathers, He chose their descendants after them and brought you out of Egypt by His presence and great power, / to drive out before you nations greater and mightier than you, and to bring you into their land and give it to you for your inheritance, as it is this day. <a href="/joshua/24-12.htm">Joshua 24:12-13</a> I sent the hornet ahead of you, and it drove out the two Amorite kings before you, but not by your own sword or bow. / So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities that you did not build, and now you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’ <a href="/exodus/15-6.htm">Exodus 15:6</a> Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy. <a href="/nehemiah/9-24.htm">Nehemiah 9:24</a> So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished. <a href="/isaiah/41-8.htm">Isaiah 41:8-10</a> “But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend— / I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you. / Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. <a href="/1_chronicles/29-12.htm">1 Chronicles 29:12</a> Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all. <a href="/psalms/136-17.htm">Psalm 136:17-22</a> He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever. / and slaughtered mighty kings—His loving devotion endures forever. / Sihon king of the Amorites His loving devotion endures forever. ... <a href="/psalms/77-15.htm">Psalm 77:15</a> With power You redeemed Your people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah <a href="/psalms/78-54.htm">Psalm 78:54-55</a> He brought them to His holy land, to the mountain His right hand had acquired. / He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents. <a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8</a> You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it. <a href="/isaiah/63-12.htm">Isaiah 63:12-14</a> who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, / who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble? / Like cattle going down to the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. You led Your people this way to make for Yourself a glorious name. <a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45</a> And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David, <a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Hebrews 11:29-30</a> By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned. / By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days. <a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a> What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? <a href="/1_corinthians/15-57.htm">1 Corinthians 15:57</a> But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your countenance, because you had a favor to them.For<a href="/deuteronomy/4-37.htm">Deuteronomy 4:37,38</a> And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt; … <a href="/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Deuteronomy 8:17,18</a> And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth… <a href="/joshua/24-12.htm">Joshua 24:12</a> And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.thy right<a href="/psalms/17-7.htm">Psalm 17:7</a> Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.<a href="/psalms/20-6.htm">Psalm 20:6</a> Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.<a href="/psalms/74-11.htm">Psalm 74:11</a> Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.light<a href="/psalms/42-5.htm">Psalm 42:5,11</a> Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance… <a href="/psalms/80-16.htm">Psalm 80:16</a> It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.because<a href="/numbers/14-8.htm">Numbers 14:8</a> If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.<a href="/deuteronomy/7-7.htm">Deuteronomy 7:7,8</a> The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people: … <a href="/1_samuel/12-22.htm">1 Samuel 12:22</a> For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/10-15.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/psalms/37-17.htm">Arms</a> <a href="/psalms/43-5.htm">Countenance</a> <a href="/psalms/43-4.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/psalms/42-2.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/35-27.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/job/33-26.htm">Favorable</a> <a href="/psalms/30-7.htm">Favored</a> <a href="/psalms/41-10.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/job/33-26.htm">Favourable</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-1.htm">Gat</a> <a href="/psalms/30-7.htm">Hadst</a> <a href="/psalms/44-2.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/42-4.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/psalms/43-3.htm">Light</a> <a href="/job/28-15.htm">Obtained</a> <a href="/psalms/41-11.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/psalms/37-34.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/psalms/2-8.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/psalms/42-5.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/psalms/38-20.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/41-2.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/psalms/40-13.htm">Save</a> <a href="/psalms/42-10.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/psalms/37-15.htm">Swords</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-36.htm">Theirs</a> <a href="/psalms/33-17.htm">Victory</a> <a href="/job/38-21.htm">Wast</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-1.htm">Win</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-27.htm">Won</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/77-15.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/psalms/80-11.htm">Arms</a> <a href="/psalms/80-16.htm">Countenance</a> <a href="/psalms/51-16.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/psalms/44-15.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/45-12.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/psalms/77-7.htm">Favorable</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-16.htm">Favored</a> <a href="/psalms/45-12.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/psalms/77-7.htm">Favourable</a> <a href="/psalms/116-3.htm">Gat</a> <a href="/psalms/50-18.htm">Hadst</a> <a href="/psalms/45-4.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/44-17.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/psalms/49-19.htm">Light</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-11.htm">Obtained</a> <a href="/psalms/49-13.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/psalms/69-35.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/psalms/69-35.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/psalms/44-16.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/psalms/45-4.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/59-2.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/psalms/44-6.htm">Save</a> <a href="/psalms/44-6.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/psalms/55-21.htm">Swords</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-24.htm">Theirs</a> <a href="/psalms/44-6.htm">Victory</a> <a href="/psalms/99-8.htm">Wast</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-4.htm">Win</a> <a href="/psalms/78-54.htm">Won</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 44</div>1. <a href="/psalms/44-1.htm">The church, in memory of former favors</a> 7. <a href="/psalms/44-7.htm">complains of her present evils</a> 17. <a href="/psalms/44-17.htm">professing her integrity,</a> 24. <a href="/psalms/44-24.htm">she fervently prays for helpfulness</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase emphasizes that the Israelites' conquest of the Promised Land was not achieved through their own military might or weaponry. In the biblical narrative, the conquest of Canaan, as described in the Book of Joshua, was marked by divine intervention rather than human strength. The fall of Jericho (Joshua 6) is a prime example, where the walls fell not by force but by following God's instructions. This underscores the theme of reliance on God rather than human power, a recurring motif throughout Scripture.their arm did not bring them victory. The "arm" symbolizes human strength and effort. The Israelites' victories were not due to their own physical prowess or strategic abilities. This reflects a broader biblical principle found in passages like <a href="/zechariah/4-6.htm">Zechariah 4:6</a>, "Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit," indicating that true success comes from divine assistance. Historically, the Israelites were often outnumbered and outmatched by their enemies, yet they triumphed through God's intervention.It was by Your right hand, The "right hand" of God is a metaphor for His power and authority. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the right hand was associated with strength and skill. This phrase highlights that it was God's power that secured the land for Israel. The right hand of God is also a messianic symbol, pointing to Jesus Christ, who is seated at the right hand of the Father (<a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a>), signifying His divine authority and power.Your arm, This reiterates the theme of divine strength. God's "arm" is often depicted in Scripture as a source of deliverance and salvation (<a href="/isaiah/52-10.htm">Isaiah 52:10</a>). The imagery of God's arm conveys His active involvement in the affairs of His people, ensuring their victory and protection. It serves as a reminder of God's omnipotence and His role as the ultimate deliverer.and the light of Your face, The "light of Your face" symbolizes God's favor and presence. In the Aaronic blessing (<a href="/numbers/6-24.htm">Numbers 6:24-26</a>), the shining of God's face upon His people is a sign of His grace and peace. This imagery suggests that the Israelites' success was due to God's favorable disposition towards them. The light also represents guidance and revelation, as seen in <a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a>, where God's word is described as a lamp and light.because You favored them. God's favor is the ultimate reason for Israel's victories. This favor is rooted in His covenantal promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as well as His love for His chosen people. The concept of divine favor is central to the biblical narrative, where God's grace and mercy are extended to His people despite their shortcomings. This favor is also a type of the grace extended through Jesus Christ, who brings salvation not by human merit but by God's unmerited favor (<a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people of God who were given the Promised Land, not by their own might, but by God's intervention. 2. <a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a> The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god's_right_hand.htm">God's Right Hand</a> A metaphor for God's power and intervention in the affairs of His people. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god's_face.htm">God's Face</a> Symbolizes God's favor and presence with His people. 5. <a href="/topical/d/divine_delight.htm">Divine Delight</a> God's pleasure in His people, which is the reason for His intervention and blessing.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_victory.htm">God's Sovereignty in Victory</a> Recognize that true victory comes from God, not from human strength or strategy. Trust in His power and plan. <a href="/topical/d/divine_favor.htm">Divine Favor</a> Understand that God's favor is a key factor in our success. Seek His presence and delight in His ways. <a href="/topical/h/humility_and_dependence.htm">Humility and Dependence</a> Acknowledge our limitations and depend on God for guidance and strength in all endeavors. <a href="/topical/g/gratitude_for_god's_intervention.htm">Gratitude for God's Intervention</a> Cultivate a heart of gratitude for the ways God has intervened in our lives, often beyond our understanding or ability. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a> Stand firm in the promises of God, knowing that He is faithful to fulfill them in His timing and way.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_44.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 44</a> <a href="/q/how_do_psalms_foreshadow_jesus.htm">How do Psalms foreshadow Jesus Christ's life and mission?</a> <a href="/q/summarize_the_exodus_from_egypt..htm">What does the Bible say about gun confiscation?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_christian_weapons.htm">What are Christian Weapons?</a> <a href="/q/psalm_149_6-9__swords_vs._god's_love.htm">Psalm 149:6-9 - How does the command to wield swords and execute vengeance align with a loving God or an ethic of nonviolence?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/44.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) The light of thy countenance.--Notice the contrast to this in <a href="/psalms/44-24.htm" title="Why hide you your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?">Psalm 44:24</a>; in times of distress God's face seemed hidden or averted.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/44.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them (comp. <a href="/joshua/24-11.htm">Joshua 24:11, 12</a>): but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them (see <a href="/deuteronomy/4-37.htm">Deuteronomy 4:37, 38</a>; <a href="/joshua/24-11.htm">Joshua 24:11, 18</a>). <a href="/commentaries/psalms/44-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction it was not לֹ֪א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no by their sword בְחַרְבָּ֡ם (ḇə·ḥar·bām) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword that they took יָ֥רְשׁוּ (yā·rə·šū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin the land; אָ֗רֶץ (’ā·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land their arm וּזְרוֹעָם֮ (ū·zə·rō·w·‘ām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2220.htm">Strong's 2220: </a> The arm, the foreleg, force did not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no bring them victory; הוֹשִׁ֪יעָ֫ה (hō·wō·šî·‘āh) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor it was כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction by Your right hand, יְמִֽינְךָ֣ (yə·mî·nə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3225.htm">Strong's 3225: </a> The right hand, side, the south Your arm, וּ֭זְרוֹעֲךָ (ū·zə·rō·w·‘ă·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2220.htm">Strong's 2220: </a> The arm, the foreleg, force and the light וְא֥וֹר (wə·’ō·wr) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_216.htm">Strong's 216: </a> Illumination, luminary of Your face; פָּנֶ֗יךָ (pā·ne·ḵā) Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction You delighted in them. רְצִיתָֽם׃ (rə·ṣî·ṯām) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7521.htm">Strong's 7521: </a> To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/44-3.htm">Psalm 44:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/psalms/44-3.htm">Psalm 44:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/psalms/44-3.htm">Psalm 44:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/psalms/44-3.htm">Psalm 44:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/psalms/44-3.htm">Psalm 44:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/44-3.htm">Psalm 44:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/44-3.htm">Psalm 44:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/44-3.htm">Psalm 44:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/44-3.htm">Psalm 44:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/psalms/44-3.htm">Psalm 44:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/psalms/44-3.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 44:3 For they didn't get the land (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/44-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 44:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 44:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/44-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 44:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 44:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>