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Psalms 44:6

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For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
Psalms 44:6 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
  • BSB For I do not trust in my bow, nor does my sword save me.
  • NKJV For I will not trust in my bow, Nor shall my sword save me.
  • NASB For I will not trust in my bow, Nor will my sword save me.
  • NLT I do not trust in my bow; I do not count on my sword to save me.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 4

  • 1 Sam 17:47and that all this assembly may know that Yahweh doesn’t save with sword and spear; for the battle is Yahweh’s, and he will give you into our hand.”
  • Hos 1:7But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by Yahweh their God, and will not save them by bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen.”
  • Ps 20:7Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we trust the name of Yahweh our God.
  • Ps 33:16–17There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (2)
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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

  • VideoWatch teaching on Psalms 44:6YouTube · Lay · Free

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.

  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

    Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 44:6 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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For I will not trustבָּטַחin my bowקֶשֶׁתneither shall my swordחֶרֶבsaveיָשַׁע
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