Psalms 44:6
4 Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
5 Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
7 But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.
8 In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For I do not trust in my bow, nor does my sword save me.
- KJV
- For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
- WEB
- For I will not trust in my bow, neither will my sword save me.
- ASV
- For I will not trust in my bow, Neither shall my sword save me.
- DARBY
- For I will not put confidence in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
- BLB
- For not in my bow do I trust, and my sword will not save me.
- ÅB
- For på min bue stoler jeg ikke, og mitt sverd frelser meg ikke,
- OTB
- For jeg vil ikke stole på min bue,
Og mitt sverd skal ikke frelse meg. - B1930
- For på min bue stoler jeg ikke, og mitt sverd frelser mig ikke,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hosea 1:7
But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.
Read in contextPsalms 20:7
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
Read in context1 Samuel 17:47
And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD’s, and he will give you into our hands.
Read in contextPsalms 33:16–17
There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
Read in context