Psalms 44 · Verse 5

Psalms 44:5

Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
Psalms 44:5, King James Version

Psalms 44:5 in other translations

BSBThrough You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies.
WEBThrough you, we will push down our adversaries. Through your name, we will tread down those who rise up against us.
ASVThrough thee will we push down our adversaries: Through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
YLTBy Thee our adversaries we do push, By Thy name tread down our withstanders,
DARBYThrough thee will we push down our adversaries; through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
BBEThrough you will we overcome our haters; by your name will they be crushed under our feet who are violent against us.
WebsterThrough thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name we will tread them under that rise up against us.

What does Psalms 44:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. The figure drawn from the habits of the ox.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Through thee will we push down - Through thy Word, במימרא bemeimra, "Thy substantial Word." - Chaldee. If thou be with us, who can be successfully against us? Literally "We will toss them in the air with our horn;" a metaphor taken from an ox or bull tossing the dogs into the air which attack him. Through thy name - Jehovah; the infinite, the omnipotent, the eternal Being; whose power none is able to resist.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 44:1-8

A petition for succour and relief. Verses 1-8 Former experiences of God's power and goodness are strong supports to faith, and powerful pleas in prayer under present calamities. The many victories Israel obtained, were not by their own strength or merit, but by God's favour and free grace. The less praise this allows us, the more comfort it affords, that we may see all as coming from the favour of God. He fought for…

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Psalms 44:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּ֭ךָBe.khaby you
צָרֵ֣ינוּtza.Rei.nuopponents ourH6862
נְנַגֵּ֑חַne.na.Ge.achwe goreH5055
בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗be.shim.khain name yourH8034
נָב֥וּסna.Vuswe tread downH947
קָמֵֽינוּ\׃ka.Mei.nu[those who] rise up against usH6965

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Cross references for Psalms 44:5

  • Psalms 108:13

    Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

  • Psalms 60:12

    Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

  • Psalms 118:10-13

    All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them. They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them. They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the Lord I will destroy them. Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the Lord helped me.

  • Philippians 4:13

    I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

  • Deuteronomy 33:17

    His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.

  • Daniel 8:4

    I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.

  • Zechariah 10:5

    And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the Lord is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

  • Isaiah 41:14-16

    Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff. Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

  • Psalms 91:13

    Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

  • Romans 16:20

    And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

  • 1 Kings 22:11

    And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the Lord, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.

  • Psalms 18:39-42

    For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me. They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not. Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Through thee.
18:39-42; 118:10-13; Isa 41:14-16; Php 4:13
push.
De 33:17; 1Ki 22:11; Da 8:4
tread.
60:12; 91:13; 108:13; Zec 10:5; Ro 16:20; *marg:

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Context

  • Psalms 44:4

    Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.

  • Psalms 44:5

    Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

  • Psalms 44:6

    For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.

Read all of Psalms 44

Psalms 44:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Por medio de ti sacudiremos á nuestros enemigos: en tu nombre atropellaremos á nuestros adversarios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		C’est toi qui es mon roi, ô Dieu! Commande le salut pour Jacob.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Durch dich werden wir niederstoßen unsere Bedränger; durch deinen Namen werden wir zertreten, die wider uns aufstehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Specie tua et pulchritudine tua intende, prospere procede, et regna, propter veritatem, et mansuetudinem, et justitiam; et deducet te mirabiliter dextera tua.