Bible Strands
Psalms 44:8
In God we have boasted all day long, and Your name we will praise forever. Selah
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist speaks corporately to God, recording the community's declared confidence in divine rescue immediately before contrasting it with the present reality of rejected armies and humiliation.
The words — הִלַּלְנוּ (hilalnu) means "we have boasted," and נוֹדֶה (nodeh) means "we will praise," anchoring the verse in a continuous verbal posture of reliance.
The thread — The text's pattern of boasting in God and praising His name runs directly to Psalms 34:2, Jeremiah 9:24, and 1 Corinthians 1:29.
Why it lands — The verse states that praise and confidence are to be maintained daily regardless of circumstances, demanding that a reader separate sustained verbal devotion from fluctuating external outcomes.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.
Cross-references
- Psalms 34:2 My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice.
- Jeremiah 9:24 But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.
- 1 Corinthians 1:29 so that no one may boast in His presence.
- Romans 2:17 Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;
- Psalms 30:12 that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.
- Isaiah 45:25 In the LORD all descendants of Israel will be justified and will exult.
- Psalms 115:1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.