Psalms 44 · Verse 6

Psalms 44:6

For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
Psalms 44:6, King James Version

Psalms 44:6 in other translations

BSBFor I do not trust in my bow, nor does my sword save me.
WEBFor I will not trust in my bow, neither will my sword save me.
ASVFor I will not trust in my bow, Neither shall my sword save me.
YLTFor, not in my bow do I trust, And my sword doth not save me.
DARBYFor I will not put confidence in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
BBEI will not put faith in my bow, my sword will not be my salvation.
WebsterFor I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.

What does Psalms 44:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 44:6-8
6-8. God is not only our sole help, but only worthy of praise.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 I will not trust in my bow - As he is speaking of what God had already done for his forefathers, these words should be read in the past tense: "We have not trusted," etc.

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 44:6 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.

כִּ֤יkiforH3588
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
בְקַשְׁתִּ֣יve.kash.Tiin bow myH7198
אֶבְטָ֑ח'ev.TachI trustH982
וְ֝חַרְבִּ֗יve.char.Biand sword myH2719
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
תוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי\׃to.shi.'E.niit saves meH3467

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 44:6

  • Hosea 1:7

    But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the Lord their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.

  • Psalms 20:7

    Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

  • 1 Samuel 17:47

    And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hands.

  • Psalms 33:16-17

    There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
20:7; 33:16,17; Ho 1:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • Psalms 44:7

    But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.

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Psalms 44:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque no confiaré en mi arco, ni mi espada me salvará.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Avec toi, nous frapperons nos adversaires; par ton nom, nous foulerons ceux qui s’élèvent contre nous.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn nicht auf meinen Bogen vertraue ich, und nicht wird mein Schwert mich retten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Sagittæ tuæ acutæ: populi sub te cadent, in corda inimicorum regis.