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Psalms 44:2

Psalms 44:2
How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

How thou didst drive out the Heathen with thy hand,.... Of power; that is, the Canaanites, as the Targum; the seven nations which inhabited the land of Canaan before the children of Israel came into…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand - The word rendered “heathen” means simply nations without necessarily conveying the idea of paganism, as that word is now understood. It means the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 44:1-8

Some observe that most of the psalms that are entitled Maschil - psalms of instruction, are sorrowful psalms; for afflictions give instructions, and sorrow of spirit opens the ear to them. Blessed is…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

With thine own hand didst thou dispossess nations, and plant them in,

Didst afflict peoples, and cause them to spread abroad.

Thou with thy handare the first words of the verse in the Heb.,…