Psalm 44

This article is about Psalm 44 in Hebrew (Masoretic) numbering. For Psalm 44 in Greek Septuagint or Latin Vulgate numbering, see Psalm 45.
For the novel by Danilo Kiš, see Psalm 44 (novel).

Psalm 44
"We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us"
(Psalm XLIII Vulgate) in a 1499 psalter
Other name
  • Psalm 43
  • "Deus auribus nostris audivimus patres nostri adnuntiaverunt"
LanguageHebrew (original)
Psalm 44
BookBook of Psalms
Hebrew Bible partKetuvim
Order in the Hebrew part1
CategorySifrei Emet
Christian Bible partOld Testament
Order in the Christian part19

Psalm 44 is the 44th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us". In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint version of the bible, and generally in its Latin translations, this psalm is Psalm 43. In the Vulgate, it begins "Deus auribus nostris audivimus patres nostri adnuntiaverunt".[1] The psalm was composed by the sons of Korah and is classified in the series of lamentations of the people.

The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant liturgies and has often been set to music.

  1. ^ Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 43 (44) Archived May 7, 2017, at the Wayback Machine medievalist.net