Psalms 108:11
9 Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
10 Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?
12 Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.
13 With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?
- KJV
- Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?
- WEB
- Haven’t you rejected us, God? You don’t go out, God, with our armies.
- ASV
- Hast not thou cast us off, O God? And thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts.
- DARBY
- [Wilt] not [thou], O God, who didst cast us off? and didst not go forth, O God, with our armies?
- BLB
- Have You not, O God, cast us off? And will You no longer go forth, O God, with our armies?
- ÅB
- Mon ikke du, Gud, som forkastet oss og ikke dro ut med våre hærer, Gud?
- OTB
- Har du ikke selv forkastet oss, Gud?
Og vil du ikke gå ut med våre hærer? - B1930
- Mon ikke du, Gud, som forkastet oss og ikke drog ut med våre hærer, Gud?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Chronicles 13:12
Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.”
Read in contextPsalms 44:9
But You have rejected and humbled us; You no longer go forth with our armies.
Read in context2 Chronicles 20:15
And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.
Read in context1 Samuel 29:1–11
Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.
Read in context1 Samuel 17:36
Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
Read in context2 Chronicles 14:11
Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”
Read in contextDeuteronomy 20:3–4
saying to them, “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be alarmed or terrified because of them.
Read in context1 Samuel 17:26
David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
Read in context