Psalms

Psalm 44:2–3

²With Your hand You drove out the nations

and planted our fathers there;

You crushed the peoples

and cast them out.

³For it was not by their sword that they took the land;

their arm did not bring them victory.

It was by Your right hand,

Your arm, and the light of Your face,

because You favored them.

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Psalm 44:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
With Your hand	יָדְךָ֡	yā·ḏə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
You	אַתָּ֤ה׀	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
drove out	ה֭וֹרַשְׁתָּ	hō·w·raš·tā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
the nations	גּוֹיִ֣ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
and planted	וַתִּטָּעֵ֑ם	wat·tiṭ·ṭā·‘êm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5193 strike, fix, plant
You crushed	תָּרַ֥ע	tā·ra‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7489 be evil, bad
the peoples	לְ֝אֻמִּ֗ים	lə·’um·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3816 people
and cast them out	וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃	wat·tə·šal·lə·ḥêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7971 send

Psalm 44:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it was not	לֹ֪א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
by their sword	בְחַרְבָּ֡ם	ḇə·ḥar·bām	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2719 sword
that they took	יָ֥רְשׁוּ	yā·rə·šū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
the land	אָ֗רֶץ	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
their arm	וּזְרוֹעָם֮	ū·zə·rō·w·‘ām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2220 arm, shoulder, strength
did not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
bring them victory	הוֹשִׁ֪יעָ֫ה	hō·wō·šî·‘āh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3467 deliver
It was	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
by Your right hand	יְמִֽינְךָ֣	yə·mî·nə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3225 right hand
Your arm	וּ֭זְרוֹעֲךָ	ū·zə·rō·w·‘ă·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2220 arm, shoulder, strength
and the light	וְא֥וֹר	wə·’ō·wr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct	H216 light
of Your face	פָּנֶ֗יךָ	pā·ne·ḵā	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
You favored them	רְצִיתָֽם׃	rə·ṣî·ṯām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7521 be pleased with, accept favourably

Cross-references

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Psalm 44:2 Exodus 15:17 · Psalm 78:55 · Joshua 21:43 · Psalm 135:10–12 · 2 Samuel 7:10 · Joshua 11:23 · Psalm 80:8–11 · Exodus 34:11

Psalm 44:3 Deuteronomy 7:7–8 · Deuteronomy 8:17–18 · Joshua 24:12 · Zechariah 4:6 · 2 Corinthians 4:7 · Psalm 77:15 · Deuteronomy 4:37–38 · Psalm 20:6 · Exodus 15:16 · Psalm 42:11 · Psalm 42:5 · Deuteronomy 10:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.