Psalms Chapter 44 verse 5 Holy Bible
Through thee will we push down our adversaries: Through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
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Through you will we overcome our haters; by your name will they be crushed under our feet who are violent against us.
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Through thee will we push down our adversaries; through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
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Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
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Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
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Through you, will we push down our adversaries. Through your name, will we tread them under who rise up against us.
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By Thee our adversaries we do push, By Thy name tread down our withstanders,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 5. - Through thee will we push down our enemies. Do as we ask - command our deliverance - and then we shall assuredly "push down," i.e. overthrow and prostrate, our enemies. Thy help will be found as effectual in the future as in the past. Through thy Name will we tread them under that rise up against us. Having pushed our foes to the ground (comp. Deuteronomy 33:17), we shall then be able to "tread them under." The imagery is drawn from the practice of buffaloes and wild bulls.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) Push down.--The image of the original is lost here, the LXX. have retained it. It is that of a buffalo or other horned animal driving back and goring its enemies. Deuteronomy 33:17 applies it as a special description of the tribe of Joseph. The figure is continued in the next clause; the infuriated animal tramples its victim under foot.