Salmos 44:1

1 Oh Dios, con nuestros oídos hemos oído, nuestros padres nos han contado la obra que hiciste en sus días, en los tiempos antiguos.

Salmos 44:1 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 44:1

We have heard with our ears, O God
The church being in distress calls to mind the past favours of God to his people, in order to encourage her faith and hope; and this expression, delivered in such a form, shows the clearness, evidence, and certainty of what was heard; and which was heard not only as a tradition from father to son; but being recorded in the writings of Moses and the prophets, and these things read both in private and in public, were heard with the ear;

our fathers have told us [what] works thou didst in their days, in the
times of old:
such as the signs and wonders in Egypt, the slaying of the firstborn there, and the bringing of the people of Israel from thence with a mighty hand and outstretched arm; which fathers were used to tell in the ears of their sons, and sons' sons; and of which there were memorials continued in future ages, which led children to ask their parents the meaning of them; when they informed them of the wondrous works of Providence done in former times, and by which means they were handed down from age to age: see ( Exodus 10:2 ) ( 12:26 ) ( 13:8 ) .

Salmos 44:1 In-Context

1 Oh Dios, con nuestros oídos hemos oído, nuestros padres nos han contado la obra que hiciste en sus días, en los tiempos antiguos.

2 Tú con tu mano echaste fuera las naciones, y a ellos los plantaste. Afligiste a los pueblos, y a ellos los hiciste crecer.

3 Pues no por su espada tomaron posesión de la tierra, ni su brazo los salvó, sino tu diestra y tu brazo, y la luz de tu presencia, porque te complaciste en ellos.

4 Tú eres mi rey, oh Dios; manda victorias a Jacob.

5 Contigo rechazaremos a nuestros adversarios; en tu nombre hollaremos a los que contra nosotros se levanten.