Psalms 44:1-3

Psalms 44:1-3

[1] [[To the chief Musician  for the sons  of Korah,  Maschil.]]  We have heard  with our ears,  O God,  our fathers  have told  us, what work  thou didst  in their days,  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] 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.

What does Psalms 44:1-3 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Speaking for the nation, the psalmist related the account of God giving the Promised Land to His people in Joshua"s days that the forefathers had told. He stressed that God had given Canaan to them by defeating their enemies. The Israelites did not win it by their own strength. Next to the Exodus , the most frequently mentioned period of Israel"s history in the Psalm is the conquest of the land. [1]