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You have covered us with darkness and death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/44.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />yet you have broken us in the place of jackals and covered us with the shadow of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/44.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/44.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/44.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But You have severely broken us in the place of jackals, And covered us with the shadow of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/44.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet You have crushed us in a place of jackals And covered us with deep darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/44.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Yet You have crushed us in a place of jackals And covered us with the shadow of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/44.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Yet Thou hast crushed us in a place of jackals, And covered us with the shadow of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/44.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yet You have crushed us in a place of jackals And covered us with the shadow of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/44.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Yet You have [distressingly] crushed us in the place of jackals And covered us with [the deep darkness of] the shadow of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/44.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you have crushed us in a haunt of jackals and have covered us with deepest darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/44.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But You have crushed us in a haunt of jackals and have covered us with deepest darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/44.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />That thou hast sore broken us in the place of jackals, And covered us with the shadow of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/44.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But you crushed us, and you covered us with deepest darkness where wild animals live. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/44.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />That thou hast sore broken us in the place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/44.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Yet, you crushed us in a place for jackals and covered us with the shadow of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/44.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Yet you left us helpless among wild animals; you abandoned us in deepest darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/44.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless, you crushed us in the lair of jackals, and covered us in deep darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/44.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/44.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Yet you have battered us, leaving us a heap of ruins overrun by wild dogs; you have covered us with darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/44.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/44.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Though thou hast severely broke us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shades of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/44.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/44.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />But You have struck us in a place of dragons, "" And cover us over with death-shade.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/44.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> But Thou hast smitten us in a place of dragons, And dost cover us over with death-shade.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/44.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For thou didst crush us in the place of jackals, and thou wilt cover over us with the shadow of death.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/44.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For thou hast humbled us in the place of affliction : and the shadow of death hath covered us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/44.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 43:19>And our heart has not turned back. And you have not diverted our steps from your way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/44.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Yet you have left us crushed, desolate in a place of jackals; you have covered us with a shadow of death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/44.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />yet you have broken us in the haunt of jackals, and covered us with deep darkness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/44.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For thou hast humbled us a second time in the land, and covered us with the shadow of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/44.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because you have humbled us in the place of dragons and you have covered us with the shadows of death.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/44.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Though Thou hast crushed us into a place of jackals, And covered us with the shadow of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/44.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For thou hast laid us low in a place of affliction, and the shadow of death has covered us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/44-19.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=5257" 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">18</span>Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">But</a> <a href="/hebrew/1794.htm" title="1794: ḏik·kî·ṯā·nū (V-Piel-Perf-2ms:: 1cp) -- To crush. A primitive root; to collapse.">You have crushed us</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: bim·qō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">in the lair</a> <a href="/hebrew/8577.htm" title="8577: tan·nîm (N-cp) -- Serpent, dragon, sea monster. Or tanniym; intensive from the same as tan; a marine or land monster, i.e. Sea-serpent or jackal.">of jackals;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: wat·tə·ḵas (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-2ms) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">You have covered us</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lê·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6757.htm" title="6757: ḇə·ṣal·mā·weṯ (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Death-like shadow, deep shadow. From tsel and maveth; shade of death, i.e. The grave.">with deepest darkness.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,…<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/4-8.htm">2 Corinthians 4:8-9</a></span><br />We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/30-29.htm">Job 30:29</a></span><br />I have become a brother of jackals, a companion of ostriches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-6.htm">Lamentations 3:6</a></span><br />He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a></span><br />He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.<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="/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12-14</a></span><br />Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. / But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory. / If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/10-21.htm">Job 10:21-22</a></span><br />before I go—never to return—to a land of darkness and gloom, / to a land of utter darkness, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-6.htm">Jeremiah 2:6</a></span><br />They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-8.htm">2 Corinthians 1:8-9</a></span><br />We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-10.htm">Isaiah 50:10</a></span><br />Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-33.htm">John 16:33</a></span><br />I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/12-25.htm">Job 12:25</a></span><br />They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-36.htm">Hebrews 11:36-38</a></span><br />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. / The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-8.htm">Micah 7:8-9</a></span><br />Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. / Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Though you have sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.</p><p class="hdg">Through</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/38-8.htm">Psalm 38:8</a></b></br> I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/60-1.htm">Psalm 60:1-3</a></b></br> To the chief Musician upon Shushaneduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/14-17.htm">Jeremiah 14:17</a></b></br> Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.</p><p class="hdg">in the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/74-13.htm">Psalm 74:13,14</a></b></br> Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Isaiah 27:1</a></b></br> In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that <i>is</i> in the sea.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Isaiah 34:13,14</a></b></br> And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, <i>and</i> a court for owls… </p><p class="hdg">with the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Psalm 23:4</a></b></br> Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou <i>art</i> with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/3-5.htm">Job 3:5</a></b></br> Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-21.htm">Job 10:21,22</a></b></br> Before I go <i>whence</i> I shall not return, <i>even</i> to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/18-12.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/psalms/38-8.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/36-7.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/psalms/44-15.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/psalms/44-5.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/jude/1-13.htm">Darkest</a> <a href="/psalms/35-6.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/psalms/37-32.htm">Death</a> <a href="/job/38-17.htm">Death-Shade</a> <a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/job/30-29.htm">Dragons</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-31.htm">Haunt</a> <a href="/job/30-29.htm">Jackals</a> <a href="/psalms/38-8.htm">Severely</a> <a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Shades</a> <a href="/psalms/39-6.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/psalms/28-1.htm">Shouldst</a> <a href="/psalms/38-11.htm">Sore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/74-6.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/psalms/46-9.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/55-5.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/psalms/44-24.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/psalms/44-25.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/psalms/88-6.htm">Darkest</a> <a href="/psalms/82-5.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">Death</a> <a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Death-Shade</a> <a href="/psalms/55-5.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/psalms/74-13.htm">Dragons</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Haunt</a> <a href="/psalms/63-10.htm">Jackals</a> <a href="/psalms/55-4.htm">Severely</a> <a href="/psalms/88-10.htm">Shades</a> <a href="/psalms/57-1.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/psalms/130-3.htm">Shouldst</a> <a href="/psalms/55-4.htm">Sore</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'; 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The "lair of jackals" symbolizes desolation and ruin, as jackals are often associated with deserted places in biblical literature. This imagery is consistent with the experiences of the Israelites during times of exile or divine judgment, such as the Babylonian captivity. The use of "crushed" indicates a severe affliction, suggesting that the people feel overwhelmed by their circumstances. This can be connected to other scriptures where God allows His people to undergo trials for purification or as a consequence of their disobedience (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Isaiah 5:5-6</a>). Theologically, it can also be seen as a type of Christ, who was "crushed" for our iniquities (<a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a>), pointing to the ultimate suffering servant.<p><b>You have covered us with deepest darkness.</b><br>The "deepest darkness" signifies profound despair and a sense of being cut off from God's presence. In biblical terms, darkness often represents chaos, judgment, or the absence of divine favor (e.g., <a href="/exodus/10-21.htm">Exodus 10:21-23</a>, where darkness was a plague upon Egypt). This phrase may evoke the cultural and historical context of the Israelites feeling abandoned during periods of national crisis, such as the destruction of Jerusalem. It also resonates with the spiritual darkness that humanity experiences apart from God, which is ultimately dispelled by the light of Christ (<a href="/john/1-5.htm">John 1:5</a>). The covering of darkness can be seen as a temporary state, with hope for restoration and redemption, as God often uses such periods to bring about a greater understanding of His power and mercy.<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 who served in the temple. They are known for their deep and expressive psalms that often reflect communal lament and trust in God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation of God's chosen people, often the subject of the psalms, expressing their collective experiences of triumph and tribulation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lair_of_jackals.htm">The Lair of Jackals</a></b><br>A metaphorical place representing desolation and abandonment. In ancient times, jackals were associated with deserted and ruined places.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/deepest_darkness.htm">Deepest Darkness</a></b><br>Symbolic of extreme distress, suffering, or divine judgment. It conveys a sense of being overwhelmed by circumstances beyond one's control.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering_in_the_life_of_believers.htm">Understanding Suffering in the Life of Believers</a></b><br>Suffering is a part of the Christian journey, and it can feel as though God has abandoned us. However, these experiences can deepen our faith and reliance on Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_lament_in_faith.htm">The Role of Lament in Faith</a></b><br>Lament is a biblical way to express grief and confusion. It is not a sign of weak faith but a profound act of trust, bringing our deepest pains before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_trials.htm">God's Sovereignty in Trials</a></b><br>Even when we feel crushed or in darkness, God remains sovereign. Our circumstances do not change His nature or His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_desolation.htm">Hope in Desolation</a></b><br>The imagery of desolation and darkness reminds us that God is present even in our lowest moments. We are encouraged to seek His light and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_in_suffering.htm">Community in Suffering</a></b><br>The communal aspect of this psalm reminds us of the importance of supporting one another in times of trial, sharing burdens, and praying together.<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/how_do_god's_kingdom_and_heaven_differ.htm">How do the Kingdom of God and Heaven differ?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_faithful_suffer_severely.htm">(Psalm 44:17-19) How is it consistent with other biblical texts that the righteous suffer so severely despite remaining faithful?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_would_god_reject_and_defeat_his_people.htm">(Psalm 44:9-10) Why would a supposedly omnipotent and loving God suddenly reject His people and allow them to be defeated in battle?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_history_verify_god_gave_israel_land.htm">(Psalm 44:1-3) How can we verify historically or archaeologically that God 'drove out the nations' and gave Israel the land?</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>(19) <span class= "bld">In the place of dragons.</span>--This expression evidently means <span class= "ital">a wild desert place, </span>from comparison with <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm" title="And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.">Jeremiah 9:11</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm" title="Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.">Jeremiah 10:22</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/49-33.htm" title="And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons, and a desolation for ever: there shall no man abide there, nor any son of man dwell in it.">Jeremiah 49:33</a>. So Aquila has "an uninhabitable place." The rendering <span class= "ital">dragons </span>for <span class= "ital">tannim </span>arose from its resemblance to <span class= "ital">tannin </span>(sea monster). The <span class= "ital">tan </span>must be a wild beast, since it is connected with <span class= "ital">ostriches </span>(<a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm" title="And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.">Isaiah 34:13</a>) and <span class= "ital">wild asses, </span>whom it resembles in <span class= "ital">snuffing up the wind </span>(<a href="/jeremiah/14-6.htm" title="And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.">Jeremiah 14:6</a>), and is described as uttering a mournful howl (<a href="/isaiah/43-20.htm" title="The beast of the field shall honor me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.">Isaiah 43:20</a>; <a href="/micah/1-8.htm" title="Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.">Micah 1:8</a>; <a href="/job/30-29.htm" title="I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.">Job 30:29</a>). The jackal is the animal that best answers these requirements. The LXX. and Vulg., which give various different renderings for the word, have here, "in the place of affliction." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/44.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons;</span> rather, <span class="accented">in the place of jackals</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> in wild and desolate regions, where jackals abound (comp. <a href="/isaiah/13-22.htm">Isaiah 13:22</a>; <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Isaiah 34:13</a>). The expression is probably used metaphorically. <span class="cmt_word">And covered us with</span> <span class="cmt_word">the shadow of death.</span> Brought us, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, into imminent peril of destruction (see vers. 10, 11). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/44-19.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">But</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</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">You have crushed us</span><br /><span class="heb">דִ֭כִּיתָנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḏik·kî·ṯā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1794.htm">Strong's 1794: </a> </span><span class="str2">To collapse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the lair</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּמְק֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bim·qō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of jackals;</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּנִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(tan·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8577.htm">Strong's 8577: </a> </span><span class="str2">A marine, land monster, sea-serpent, jackal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have covered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתְּכַ֖ס</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tə·ḵas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plump, fill up hollows, to cover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">us with deepest darkness.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ṣal·mā·weṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6757.htm">Strong's 6757: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death-like shadow, deep shadow</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/44-19.htm">Psalm 44:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/44-19.htm">Psalm 44:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/44-19.htm">Psalm 44:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/44-19.htm">Psalm 44:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/44-19.htm">Psalm 44:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/44-19.htm">Psalm 44:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/44-19.htm">Psalm 44:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/44-19.htm">Psalm 44:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/44-19.htm">Psalm 44:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/44-19.htm">Psalm 44:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/44-19.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 44:19 Though you have crushed us (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/44-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 44:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 44:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/44-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 44:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 44:20" /></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>