Psalms 44:7

For You save us from our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The psalmist speaks on behalf of the community to God, positioning divine intervention as the necessary response to human vulnerability. The words — הוֹשַׁעְתָּנוּ (hošāʿtānû) means "you have saved us," and הֱבִישׁוֹתָ (hĕbîšōtā) translates as "you have put to shame." The thread — The motif of God delivering His people from adversaries runs through Psalms 136:24, Psalms 140:7, and Joshua 1:5. Why it lands — The text declares God's active rescue and the humiliation of opponents, requiring the reader to shift reliance from personal capability to divine protection.

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The Hebrew words

כִּ֣יkifor ה֭וֹשַׁעְתָּנוּHo.o.sha'.ta./nuyou have saved/ us מִצָּרֵ֑ינוּmi./tza.Rei./nufrom/ foes/ our וּמְשַׂנְאֵ֥ינוּu./me.san.'Ei./nuand/ [those who] hate/ us הֱבִישֽׁוֹתָ׃he.vi.Sho.tayou have put to shame

King James Version

But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.

Cross-references

Psalms 136:24 and freed us from our enemies. His loving devotion endures forever.
Psalms 140:7 O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
Joshua 1:5 No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
Joshua 23:9 The LORD has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and to this day no one can stand against you.
Psalms 132:18 I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”
Joshua 10:42 And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.
Psalms 40:14 May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
Psalms 53:5 There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.
Psalms 83:1 A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
Psalms 144:10 to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.