Salmos 44:3

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.

Salmos 44:3 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 44:3

For they got not the land in possession by their own sword,
&c.] There were many things which show that the possession of the land of Canaan was not of the Israelites themselves, but of the Lord; as their passing over into it through Jordan as on dry land; the manner in which Jericho, the first city of it, was taken, and the smiting of the Israelites by the men of Ai;

neither did their own arm save them;
from their enemies, and deliver them into their hands: they were too apt to ascribe things to their own righteousness, merit, and power; but such methods were taken by the Lord as to prevent such attributions to themselves; see ( Deuteronomy 8:16 Deuteronomy 8:17 ) ( 9:3-6 ) ;

but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance;
the mighty power of God, his outstretched arm in their favour, and which arose from his pure good will to them;

because thou hadst a favour unto them;
was well pleased, and took delight in them; chose them to be a special people to himself, above all people on the face of the earth.

Salmos 44:3 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.