Psalms 44:19
Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
Psalms 44:19 in other translations
| BSB | But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness. |
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| WEB | though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death. |
| ASV | That thou hast sore broken us in the place of jackals, And covered us with the shadow of death. |
| YLT | But Thou hast smitten us in a place of dragons, And dost cover us over with death-shade. |
| DARBY | Though thou hast crushed us in the place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death. |
| BBE | Though you have let us be crushed in the place of jackals, though we are covered with darkest shade. |
| Webster | Though thou hast severely broke us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shades of death. |
What does Psalms 44:19 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 44:17-19
17-19. They had not apostatized totally--were still God's people.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 44:17-26
In afflictions, we must not seek relief by any sinful compliance; but should continually meditate on the truth, purity, and knowledge of our heart-searching God. Hearts sins and secret sins are known to God, and must be reckoned for. He knows the secret of the heart, therefore judges of the words and actions. While our troubles do not drive us from our duty to God, we should not suffer them to drive us from our…
Psalms 44:19 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 44:19
- Psalms 23:4
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
- Job 3:5
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
- Psalms 51:8
Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
- Jeremiah 14:17
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.
- Job 30:29
I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.
- Isaiah 34:13-14
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. The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.
- Revelation 13:11-13
And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
- Psalms 74:13-14
Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
- Matthew 4:16
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
- Revelation 13:2
And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
- Psalms 60:1-3
To the chief Musician upon Shushan–eduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram–naharaim and with Aram–zobah, 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. Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh. Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
- Psalms 38:8
I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
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Context
- Psalms 44:18
Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;
- Psalms 44:19
Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
- Psalms 44:20
If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
Psalms 44:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Cuando nos quebrantaste en el lugar de los dragones, y nos cubriste con sombra de muerte, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Notre cœur ne s’est pas retiré en arrière, et nos pas n’ont point dévié de ton sentier; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Obgleich du uns zermalmt hast am Orte der Schakale, und uns bedeckt mit dem Schatten des Todes. |