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You are my King and my God.
    You command victories for Israel.[a]
Only by your power can we push back our enemies;
    only in your name can we trample our foes.
I do not trust in my bow;
    I do not count on my sword to save me.

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Footnotes

  1. 44:4 Hebrew for Jacob. The names “Jacob” and “Israel” are often interchanged throughout the Old Testament, referring sometimes to the individual patriarch and sometimes to the nation.

You are my King(A) and my God,(B)
    who decrees[a] victories(C) for Jacob.
Through you we push back(D) our enemies;
    through your name we trample(E) our foes.
I put no trust in my bow,(F)
    my sword does not bring me victory;

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 44:4 Septuagint, Aquila and Syriac; Hebrew King, O God; / command