King James Version
Psalms 44:8 in the King James Version says “In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 44 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.”
Psalms 44:8 · KJV
For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.
In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.
But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.
Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“In God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“we boast”
H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causativ
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“all the day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“thy name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
“for ever”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
“long and praise”
H3034physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the ha
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