Salmos 44:1

1 Salmo 44
Para el director del coro: salmo
de los descendientes de Coré.
Oh Dios, lo oímos con nuestros propios oídos,
nuestros antepasados nos han contado
de todo lo que hiciste en su época,
hace mucho tiempo atrás:

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 Salmo 44
Para el director del coro: salmo
de los descendientes de Coré.
Oh Dios, lo oímos con nuestros propios oídos,
nuestros antepasados nos han contado
de todo lo que hiciste en su época,
hace mucho tiempo atrás:

2 Con tu poder expulsaste a las naciones paganas
y entregaste toda la tierra a nuestros antepasados.
Aplastaste a sus enemigos
y liberaste a nuestros antepasados.

3 No fue con sus espadas que conquistaron la tierra,
ni sus brazos fuertes les dieron la victoria.
Fueron tu mano derecha y tu brazo fuerte,
y la luz cegadora de tu rostro que los ayudó,
porque los amabas.

4 Tú eres mi Rey y mi Dios;
tú decretas las victorias de Israel.

5 Solo con tu poder hacemos retroceder a nuestros enemigos,
solo en tu nombre podemos pisotear a nuestros adversarios.