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It was not with their sword that they inherited the land,
    nor did their own arm deliver them.
But it was by your power,[a] your strength,
    and by the light of your face;
        because you were pleased with them.

You are my king, God,
    command[b] victories[c] for Jacob.
Through you we will knock down our oppressors;
    through your name we will tread down those who rise up against us.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 44:3 Lit. right hand
  2. Psalm 44:4 So MT DSS 11QPsc; LXX reads truly my king and my God, who commands
  3. Psalm 44:4 Lit. deliverances