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we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/44.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But for your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/44.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet for your sake we are killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/44.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/44.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/44.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Yet for Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/44.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But for Your sake we are killed all day long; We are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/44.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But for Your sake we are killed all day long; We are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/44.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But for Thy sake we are killed all day long; We are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/44.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But for Your sake we are killed all day long; We are counted as sheep for the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/44.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But for Your sake we are killed all the day long; We are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/44.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because of you we are being put to death all day long; we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/44.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because of You we are slain all day long; we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/44.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/44.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />We face death all day for you. We are like sheep on their way to be slaughtered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/44.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/44.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Indeed, we are being killed all day long because of you. We are thought of as sheep to be slaughtered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/44.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But it is on your account that we are being killed all the time, that we are treated like sheep to be slaughtered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/44.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For your sake we are being killed all day long. We are thought of as sheep to be slaughtered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/44.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/44.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Yet because of you we are killed all day long; we are treated like sheep at the slaughtering block. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/44.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/44.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yes, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/44.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/44.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Surely, for Your sake we have been slain all the day, "" Reckoned as sheep of the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/44.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Surely, for Thy sake we have been slain all the day, Reckoned as sheep of the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/44.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For, for thee we were killed all the day; we were reckoned as sheep of the slaughter.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/44.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Shall not God search out these things : for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. Because for thy sake we are killed all the day long : we are counted as sheep for the slaughter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/44.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 43:22>will not God find this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart. For, because of you, we are being killed all day long. We are considered as sheep for the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/44.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For you we are slain all the day long, considered only as sheep to be slaughtered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/44.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Because of you we are being killed all day long, and accounted as sheep for the slaughter.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/44.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Yea, for thy sake are we killed every day; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/44.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For your sake we are being killed every day, and we are accounted like lambs for slaughter.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/44.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Nay, but for Thy sake are we killed all the day; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/44.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For, for thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/44-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=5275" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/44.htm">Redeem Us</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart? <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Yet</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for Your sake</a> <a href="/hebrew/2026.htm" title="2026: hō·raḡ·nū (V-QalPass-Perf-1cp) -- To kill, slay. A primitive root; to smite with deadly intent.">we face death</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all day long;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: neḥ·šaḇ·nū (V-Nifal-Perf-1cp) -- To think, account. ">we are considered</a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: kə·ṣōn (Prep-k:: N-csc) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">as sheep</a> <a href="/hebrew/2878.htm" title="2878: ṭiḇ·ḥāh (N-fs) -- Thing slaughtered, slaughtered meat, slaughter. Feminine of tebach and meaning the same.">to be slaughtered.</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36</a></span><br />As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-11.htm">2 Corinthians 4:11</a></span><br />For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-30.htm">1 Corinthians 15:30-31</a></span><br />And why do we endanger ourselves every hour? / I face death every day, brothers, as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-10.htm">Matthew 5:10-12</a></span><br />Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-20</a></span><br />If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-22.htm">Acts 14:22</a></span><br />strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-12.htm">2 Timothy 3:12</a></span><br />Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-35.htm">Hebrews 11:35-38</a></span><br />Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection. / Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. / They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-9.htm">Revelation 6:9-11</a></span><br />And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld. / And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?” / Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-11.htm">Revelation 12:11</a></span><br />They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a></span><br />He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-3.htm">Jeremiah 12:3</a></span><br />But You know me, O LORD; You see me and test my heart toward You. Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter and set them apart for the day of carnage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-52.htm">Lamentations 3:52-54</a></span><br />Without cause my enemies hunted me like a bird. / They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me. / The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/13-15.htm">Job 13:15</a></span><br />Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/3-16.htm">Daniel 3:16-18</a></span><br />Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. / If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king. / But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yes, for your sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.</p><p class="hdg">Yea</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36</a></b></br> As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.</p><p class="hdg">killed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-11.htm">Psalm 40:11</a></b></br> Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/79-2.htm">Psalm 79:2,3</a></b></br> The dead bodies of thy servants have they given <i>to be</i> meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/22-17.htm">1 Samuel 22:17-19</a></b></br> And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also <i>is</i> with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/22-30.htm">Accounted</a> <a href="/psalms/37-10.htm">Considered</a> <a href="/job/41-29.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/psalms/44-19.htm">Death</a> <a href="/psalms/40-2.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/psalms/44-15.htm">Face</a> <a href="/job/1-17.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/psalms/40-5.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/psalms/40-5.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/job/41-29.htm">Regarded</a> <a href="/psalms/31-16.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/psalms/44-11.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/psalms/18-45.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/psalms/44-11.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/ezra/6-20.htm">Slaughtered</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/2-22.htm">Accounted</a> <a href="/psalms/64-9.htm">Considered</a> <a href="/psalms/49-18.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/psalms/48-14.htm">Death</a> <a href="/psalms/46-8.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/psalms/44-24.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/60-1.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/psalms/69-28.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/psalms/77-5.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/psalms/66-18.htm">Regarded</a> <a href="/psalms/44-26.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/psalms/62-3.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-22.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-2.htm">Slaughtered</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 44</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/44-1.htm">The church, in memory of former favors</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/44-7.htm">complains of her present evils</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/44-17.htm">professing her integrity,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/44-24.htm">she fervently prays for helpfulness</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/44.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/44.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Yet for Your sake</b><br>This phrase indicates a sense of purpose and devotion. The psalmist acknowledges that the suffering endured is not due to personal failings or sin, but rather for the sake of God. This reflects a theme found throughout Scripture where believers endure hardship for their faithfulness to God. In the New Testament, Jesus speaks of persecution for His name's sake (<a href="/matthew/5-11.htm">Matthew 5:11-12</a>), and the apostles often faced trials for the sake of the Gospel (<a href="/acts/5-41.htm">Acts 5:41</a>).<p><b>we face death all day long;</b><br>The imagery of facing death continually suggests a relentless and ongoing struggle. Historically, the people of Israel often faced threats from surrounding nations, and this phrase captures the constant danger they experienced. This can also be seen as a prophetic foreshadowing of the persecution faced by early Christians, as described in the New Testament (<a href="/2_corinthians/4-11.htm">2 Corinthians 4:11</a>). The phrase emphasizes the idea of living in a state of vulnerability and dependence on God.<p><b>we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.</b><br>This metaphor highlights the defenselessness and innocence of the people, akin to sheep led to slaughter. Sheep are often used in the Bible to symbolize God's people (Psalm 23, <a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11-15</a>). The imagery here is stark, suggesting that the people are viewed as expendable by their enemies. This phrase is quoted by the Apostle Paul in <a href="/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36</a>, where he reassures believers of God's love despite persecution. It also points to the sacrificial nature of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, who was led to the cross for the salvation of humanity (<a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a>, <a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sons_of_korah.htm">The Sons of Korah</a></b><br>The authors of <a href="/bsb/psalms/44.htm">Psalm 44</a>, a group of Levitical singers and musicians in the temple, known for their deep and reflective psalms.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation of God's chosen people, often facing trials and tribulations, which is the context of this lament.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure to whom the psalm is addressed, highlighting His sovereignty and the people's devotion despite suffering.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_israel.htm">Enemies of Israel</a></b><br>The adversaries who threaten and oppress the Israelites, causing them to feel like sheep led to slaughter.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>Represents the collective voice of the Israelites, expressing their plight and unwavering faith in God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_faith.htm">Endurance in Faith</a></b><br>Believers are called to remain steadfast in their faith, even when facing persecution or trials, trusting in God's ultimate plan and purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identification_with_christ.htm">Identification with Christ</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites faced suffering for God's sake, Christians are reminded that their trials are part of their identification with Christ, who also suffered.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Hope in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite feeling like sheep to be slaughtered, the psalmist's lament is rooted in a deep trust in God's sovereignty and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_lament_and_prayer.htm">Community Lament and Prayer</a></b><br>This psalm encourages believers to bring their collective struggles before God in prayer, fostering a sense of community and shared faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perspective_on_suffering.htm">Perspective on Suffering</a></b><br>Understanding that suffering for God's sake is not in vain but is part of the Christian journey, leading to spiritual growth and deeper reliance on God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_44.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 44</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_psalm_23.htm">What is the meaning of Psalm 23?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'restore_my_soul'.htm">What is the meaning of 'Restore My Soul'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_49_7_align_with_jesus'_ransom.htm">In Psalm 49:7, it states no one can redeem another--how does this align with later claims that Jesus pays humanity's ransom?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_order_child_deaths_in_1_sam_15_3.htm">Why did God command the killing of children and infants in the Old Testament (1 Samuel 15:3)?</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>(22) <span class= "bld">For thy sake.</span>--For St. Paul's quotation of this verse (<a href="/romans/8-36.htm" title="As it is written, For your sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.">Romans 8:36</a>), see Note, <span class= "ital">N. Test. Commentary.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/44.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long</span>; or, <span class="accented">continually</span>, as the phrase is often translated. Not only are the Israelites not suffering on account of any previous desertion of God, or other misconduct, but they are suffering for their fidelity to God. The heathen hate them, and make war upon them, as worshippers of one exclusive God, Jehovah, and contemners of their many gods, whom they hold to be "no-gods." They are martyrs, like the Christians of the early Church (see <a href="/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36</a>). <span class="cmt_word">We</span> <span class="cmt_word">are counted as sheep for the slaughter</span> (comp. ver. 11). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/44-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Yet</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for Your sake</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֭לֶיךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we face death</span><br /><span class="heb">הֹרַ֣גְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·raḡ·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - QalPass - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2026.htm">Strong's 2026: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smite with deadly intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all day long;</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we are considered</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶ֝חְשַׁ֗בְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(neḥ·šaḇ·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To think, account</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as sheep</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּצֹ֣אן</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ṣōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> </span><span class="str2">Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be slaughtered.</span><br /><span class="heb">טִבְחָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṭiḇ·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2878.htm">Strong's 2878: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thing slaughtered, slaughtered meat, slaughter</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/44-22.htm">Psalm 44:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/44-22.htm">Psalm 44:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/44-22.htm">Psalm 44:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/44-22.htm">Psalm 44:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/44-22.htm">Psalm 44:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/44-22.htm">Psalm 44:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/44-22.htm">Psalm 44:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/44-22.htm">Psalm 44:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/44-22.htm">Psalm 44:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/44-22.htm">Psalm 44:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 44:22 Yes for your sake we are killed (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/44-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 44:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 44:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/44-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 44:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 44:23" /></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>