Psalm 44:19
New International Version
But you crushed us and made us a haunt for jackals; you covered us over with deep darkness.

New Living Translation
Yet you have crushed us in the jackal’s desert home. You have covered us with darkness and death.

English Standard Version
yet you have broken us in the place of jackals and covered us with the shadow of death.

Berean Standard Bible
But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.

King James Bible
Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.

New King James Version
But You have severely broken us in the place of jackals, And covered us with the shadow of death.

New American Standard Bible
Yet You have crushed us in a place of jackals And covered us with deep darkness.

NASB 1995
Yet You have crushed us in a place of jackals And covered us with the shadow of death.

NASB 1977
Yet Thou hast crushed us in a place of jackals, And covered us with the shadow of death.

Legacy Standard Bible
Yet You have crushed us in a place of jackals And covered us with the shadow of death.

Amplified Bible
Yet You have [distressingly] crushed us in the place of jackals And covered us with [the deep darkness of] the shadow of death.

Christian Standard Bible
But you have crushed us in a haunt of jackals and have covered us with deepest darkness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But You have crushed us in a haunt of jackals and have covered us with deepest darkness.

American Standard Version
That thou hast sore broken us in the place of jackals, And covered us with the shadow of death.

Contemporary English Version
But you crushed us, and you covered us with deepest darkness where wild animals live.

English Revised Version
That thou hast sore broken us in the place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Yet, you crushed us in a place for jackals and covered us with the shadow of death.

Good News Translation
Yet you left us helpless among wild animals; you abandoned us in deepest darkness.

International Standard Version
Nevertheless, you crushed us in the lair of jackals, and covered us in deep darkness.

Majority Standard Bible
But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.

NET Bible
Yet you have battered us, leaving us a heap of ruins overrun by wild dogs; you have covered us with darkness.

New Heart English Bible
Though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.

Webster's Bible Translation
Though thou hast severely broke us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shades of death.

World English Bible
though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
But You have struck us in a place of dragons, "" And cover us over with death-shade.

Young's Literal Translation
But Thou hast smitten us in a place of dragons, And dost cover us over with death-shade.

Smith's Literal Translation
For thou didst crush us in the place of jackals, and thou wilt cover over us with the shadow of death.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For thou hast humbled us in the place of affliction : and the shadow of death hath covered us.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And our heart has not turned back. And you have not diverted our steps from your way.

New American Bible
Yet you have left us crushed, desolate in a place of jackals; you have covered us with a shadow of death.

New Revised Standard Version
yet you have broken us in the haunt of jackals, and covered us with deep darkness.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For thou hast humbled us a second time in the land, and covered us with the shadow of death.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because you have humbled us in the place of dragons and you have covered us with the shadows of death.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Though Thou hast crushed us into a place of jackals, And covered us with the shadow of death.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For thou hast laid us low in a place of affliction, and the shadow of death has covered us.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Redeem Us
18Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path. 19But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness. 20If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,…

Cross References
Romans 8:36
As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”

2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.

Job 30:29
I have become a brother of jackals, a companion of ostriches.

Lamentations 3:6
He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.

Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.

Matthew 5:10-12
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

1 Peter 4:12-14
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. / But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory. / If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

Job 10:21-22
before I go—never to return—to a land of darkness and gloom, / to a land of utter darkness, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”

Jeremiah 2:6
They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’

2 Corinthians 1:8-9
We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.

Isaiah 50:10
Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.

John 16:33
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”

Job 12:25
They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.

Hebrews 11:36-38
Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. / They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated. / The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.

Micah 7:8-9
Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. / Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.


Treasury of Scripture

Though you have sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.

Through

Psalm 38:8
I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

Psalm 60:1-3
To the chief Musician upon Shushaneduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again…

Jeremiah 14:17
Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.

in the

Psalm 74:13,14
Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters…

Isaiah 27:1
In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.

Isaiah 34:13,14
And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls…

with the

Psalm 23:4
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Job 3:5
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

Job 10:21,22
Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; …

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But You have crushed us
This phrase begins with a direct address to God, acknowledging His sovereignty and power. The Hebrew root for "crushed" is "דָּכָא" (dakah), which conveys a sense of being broken or oppressed. Historically, this reflects the times when Israel felt abandoned or punished by God, often due to their disobedience. Yet, it also serves as a reminder of God's ultimate authority and the belief that He allows trials for a greater purpose, often to bring His people back to Him.

in the lair of jackals
The "lair of jackals" is a vivid metaphor. In Hebrew, "תַּנִּים" (tannim) refers to creatures associated with desolation and wilderness. Jackals were often found in ruins or deserted places, symbolizing desolation and abandonment. This imagery would resonate with the Israelites, who experienced exile and destruction. It serves as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God, yet also the hope of restoration, as God promises to bring life to desolate places.

You have covered us with deepest darkness
The phrase "deepest darkness" translates from the Hebrew "צַלְמָוֶת" (tsalmaveth), often understood as "shadow of death" or profound gloom. This term is used in other scriptural contexts, such as Psalm 23:4, to describe extreme peril or despair. The covering of darkness signifies a period of intense trial or divine judgment. However, from a Christian perspective, it also points to the hope of deliverance, as God is seen as the ultimate light who dispels darkness, offering redemption and guidance through the darkest times.

(19) In the place of dragons.--This expression evidently means a wild desert place, from comparison with Jeremiah 9:11; Jeremiah 10:22; Jeremiah 49:33. So Aquila has "an uninhabitable place." The rendering dragons for tannim arose from its resemblance to tannin (sea monster). The tan must be a wild beast, since it is connected with ostriches (Isaiah 34:13) and wild asses, whom it resembles in snuffing up the wind (Jeremiah 14:6), and is described as uttering a mournful howl (Isaiah 43:20; Micah 1:8; Job 30:29). The jackal is the animal that best answers these requirements. The LXX. and Vulg., which give various different renderings for the word, have here, "in the place of affliction." . . . Verse 19. - Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons; rather, in the place of jackals; i.e. in wild and desolate regions, where jackals abound (comp. Isaiah 13:22; Isaiah 34:13). The expression is probably used metaphorically. And covered us with the shadow of death. Brought us, i.e., into imminent peril of destruction (see vers. 10, 11).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

You have crushed us
דִ֭כִּיתָנוּ (ḏik·kî·ṯā·nū)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common plural
Strong's 1794: To collapse

in the lair
בִּמְק֣וֹם (bim·qō·wm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition

of jackals;
תַּנִּ֑ים (tan·nîm)
Noun - common plural
Strong's 8577: A marine, land monster, sea-serpent, jackal

You have covered
וַתְּכַ֖ס (wat·tə·ḵas)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover

us with deepest darkness.
בְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ (ḇə·ṣal·mā·weṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6757: Death-like shadow, deep shadow


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