Psalms 44:3

“For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, etc.] 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 <050816>Deuteronomy 8:16,17 9:3-6); but thy right hand, and…”

“For they got not the land in possession - The land of Canaan. The design of this verse is to illustrate the sentiment in the previous verse, that they owed their establishment in the promised land wholly to God. The fact that He had interposed in their behalf; that He had shown that he was able to discomfit their enemies, is appealed to as a reason why he should now interpose in a time of national danger and calamity. He who had driven out the nations in the days of their fathers; he who had established his people peaceably in the land from which the former inhabitants had been expelled, was able to interpose now and save them. The prominent thought in all this is, that it was God who had…”

“44:3 Though the Israelites used swords and other weapons (44:6), they would have lost their battles without the light of the Lord’s favor (see 18:25-29; 27:1; 89:15).”

“For: Deu 4:37, Deu 4:38, Deu 8:17, Deu 8:18; Jos 24:12; Zac 4:6; Co2 4:7 thy right: Psa 17:7, Psa 20:6, Psa 74:11; Exo 15:16; Isa 63:12 light: Psa 42:5, Psa 42:11, Psa 80:16 because: Num 14:8; Deu 7:7, Deu 7:8; Sa1 12:22; Mal 1:2, Mal 1:3; Rom 9:10-15 Psalms 44:4”