Psalmen 44:5

5 Gij Zelf zijt mijn Koning, o God! gebied de verlossingen Jakobs.

Psalmen 44:5 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 44:5

Through thee will we push down our enemies
The Chaldee paraphrase renders it, "through the Word": the essential Word of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the church's King and God, and has wrought out complete deliverance and salvation for his people; and he is the horn of salvation, by which, though weak in themselves, they push down their enemies, which are many and mighty, and they are more than conquerors over them: the metaphor is taken from creatures pushing with their horns those that oppose them, and in defence of themselves; and there seems to be an allusion to ( Deuteronomy 33:17 ) ;

through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us;
in the name of the Lord the saints set up their banners, and in his name they come forth and fight with their spiritual enemies, that rise up against them, as sin, Satan, and wicked men; and in the name, and through the power of the Lord, they tread them down as mire in the streets; and before long Satan will be wholly bruised under them; and the antichristian party shall be trodden down by them, and be as ashes under the soles of their feet; see ( Romans 16:20 ) ( Malachi 4:3 ) .

Psalmen 44:5 In-Context

3 Gij hebt de heidenen met Uw hand uit de bezitting verdreven, maar henlieden geplant; Gij hebt de volken geplaagd, henlieden daarentegen doen voortschieten.

4 Want zij hebben het land niet geerfd door hun zwaard, en hun arm heeft hun geen heil gegeven; maar Uw rechterhand, en Uw arm, en het licht Uws aangezichts, omdat Gij een welbehagen in hen hadt.

5 Gij Zelf zijt mijn Koning, o God! gebied de verlossingen Jakobs.

6 Door U zullen wij onze wederpartijders met hoornen stoten; in Uw Naam zullen wij vertreden, die tegen ons opstaan.

7 Want ik vertrouw niet op mijn boog, en mijn zwaard zal mij niet verlossen.