Psalms 44:3-6

³We didn''t fight for this land; we didn''t work for it--it was a gift! You gave it, smiling as you gave it, delighting as you gave it.a

⁴You''re my King, O God--command victories for Jacob!

⁵With your help we''ll wipe out our enemies, in your name we''ll stomp them to dust.b

⁶I don''t trust in weapons; my sword won''t save me--

Psalm 44 is a communal lament of the people of God, caught between memory and experience. The first half recalls God's mighty acts of deliverance for Israel in the past, victories won not by their own strength but by God's favor. Then the psalm pivots sharply: despite their faithful

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a: v.3 — Deuteronomy 7:7-8, Deuteronomy 8:17-18, Joshua 24:12, 2 Corinthians 4:7, Zechariah 4:6, Psalms 20:6, Exodus 15:16, Deuteronomy 4:37-38, Deuteronomy 10:15, Psalms 77:15
b: v.5 — Psalms 108:13, Psalms 60:12, Psalms 118:10-13, Philippians 4:13, Deuteronomy 33:17, Daniel 8:4, Zechariah 10:5, Psalms 91:13, Isaiah 41:14-16, Romans 16:20
c: v.21 — Jeremiah 17:10, Jeremiah 23:24, Job 34:21-22, Ecclesiastes 12:14, Hebrews 4:12-13, Job 31:4, Psalms 139:1-24, 1 Corinthians 4:5, Job 31:14, Joshua 22:22-23
d: v.22 — For thy sake we are killed all the day long: Romans 8:36; Romans 8:36, Isaiah 53:7, Psalms 44:11, John 16:2-3, John 15:21, 1 Corinthians 4:9, Matthew 5:10-12, 1 Samuel 22:17-19, 1 Kings 19:10, 1 Corinthians 15:30-31

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