Psalms 44:1

We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

2 How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.

3 For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
KJV
We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
WEB
We have heard with our ears, God; our fathers have told us what work you did in their days, in the days of old.
ASV
We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us, What work thou didst in their days, In the days of old.
DARBY
{To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. An instruction.} O God, with our ears have we heard, our fathers have told us, the work thou wroughtest in their days, in the days of old:
BLB
For the one directing. Of the sons of Korah. A Maskil. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a> O God, with our ears we have heard; our fathers have recounted to us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
ÅB
Gud, med våre ører har vi hørt, våre fedre har fortalt oss den gjerning du gjorde i deres dager, i fordums dager.
OTB
Gud, vi har hørt med våre ører,
Våre fedre har fortalt oss
Om det verk Du gjorde i deres dager,
I de gamle dager.
B1930
Gud, med våre ører har vi hørt, våre fedre har fortalt oss den gjerning du gjorde i deres dager, i fordums dager.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 78:3–6

    Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

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  • Exodus 13:14–15

    And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:

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  • Deuteronomy 6:20

    And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?

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  • Judges 6:13

    And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.

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  • Joel 1:3

    Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.

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  • Psalms 77:5

    I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.

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  • Psalms 42:1

    As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

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  • Isaiah 38:19

    The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

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