Psalms 44 · Verse 9

Psalms 44:9

But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.
Psalms 44:9, King James Version

Psalms 44:9 in other translations

BSBBut You have rejected and humbled us; You no longer go forth with our armies.
WEBBut now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor, and don’t go out with our armies.
ASVBut now thou hast cast us off, and brought us to dishonor, And goest not forth with our hosts.
YLTIn anger Thou hast cast off and causest us to blush, And goest not forth with our hosts.
DARBYBut thou hast cast off, and put us to confusion, and dost not go forth with our armies;
BBEBut now you have sent us away from you, and put us to shame; you do not go out with our armies.
WebsterBut thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.

What does Psalms 44:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. But--contrasting, cast off as abhorrent (Psa 43:2). goest not forth--literally, "will not go" (2Sa 5:23). In several consecutive verses the leading verb is future, and the following one past (in Hebrew), thus denoting the causes and effects. Thus (Psa 44:10-12), when defeated, spoiling follows; when delivered as sheep, dispersion follows, &c.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 But thou hast cast off - Our enemies have dominion over us. And goest not forth with our armies - Were we to attempt to muster our several tribes, and form a host, like our fathers when they came out of Egypt, thou wouldst not accompany us as thou didst them: the horses and chariots of the Babylonians would soon overtake and destroy us.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 44:9-16
The believer must have times of temptation, affliction, and discouragement; the church must have seasons of persecution. At such times the people of God will be ready to fear that he has cast them off, and that his name and truth will be dishonoured. But they should look above the instruments of their trouble, to God, well knowing that their worst enemies have no power against them, but what is permitted from above.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 44:9 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.

אַף\־'af-alsoH637
זָ֭נַחְתָּZa.nach.tayou have rejectedH2186
וַתַּכְלִימֵ֑נוּva.takh.li.Me.nuand you have humiliated usH3637
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
תֵ֝צֵ֗אte.Tze'you have gone outH3318
בְּצִבְאוֹתֵֽינוּ\׃be.tziv.'o.Tei.nuwith armies ourH6635

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Cross references for Psalms 44:9

  • Psalms 74:1

    Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

  • Psalms 60:10

    Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?

  • Psalms 108:11

    Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?

  • Psalms 60:1

    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.

  • Psalms 43:2

    For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

  • Jeremiah 33:24-26

    Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the Lord hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them. Thus saith the Lord; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth; Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.

  • Lamentations 3:31-32

    For the Lord will not cast off for ever: But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

  • Psalms 89:38-45

    But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground. Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin. All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours. …

  • Romans 11:1-6

    I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life. But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. …

  • Psalms 80:12-13

    Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her? The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.

  • Psalms 88:14

    Lord, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
43:2; 60:1,10; 74:1; 80:12,13; 88:14; 89:38-45; 108:11; Jer 33:24-26
La 3:31; 3:32; Ro 11:1-6

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Context

  • Psalms 44:8

    In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.

  • Psalms 44:9

    But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.

  • Psalms 44:10

    Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.

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Psalms 44:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Empero nos has desechado, y nos has hecho avergonzar; y no sales en nuestros ejércitos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
En Dieu nous nous glorifierons tout le jour, et nous célébrerons ton nom à toujours. Sélah.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Doch du hast uns verworfen und zu Schanden gemacht, und zogest nicht aus mit unseren Heeren.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Myrrha, et gutta, et casia a vestimentis tuis, a domibus eburneis; ex quibus delectaverunt te