Psalms 44:1 Cross References

Psalms 44:1

1: O God, we have heard it with our own ears--our ancestors have told us of all you did in other days, in days long ago:

"Sir," Gideon replied, "if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all the miracles our ancestors told us about? Didn't they say, `The LORD brought us up out of Egypt'? But now the LORD has abandoned us and handed us over to the Midianites."

"And in the future, your children will ask you, `What does all this mean?' Then you will tell them, `With mighty power the LORD brought us out of Egypt from our slavery.
Pharaoh refused to let us go, so the LORD killed all the firstborn males throughout the land of Egypt, both people and animals. That is why we now offer all the firstborn males to the LORD--except that the firstborn sons are always redeemed.'

"In the future your children will ask you, `What is the meaning of these stipulations, laws, and regulations that the LORD our God has given us?'

stories we have heard and know, stories our ancestors handed down to us.
We will not hide these truths from our children but will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the LORD. We will tell of his power and the mighty miracles he did.
For he issued his decree to Jacob; he gave his law to Israel. He commanded our ancestors to teach them to their children,
so the next generation might know them--even the children not yet born--that they in turn might teach their children.

Tell your children about it in the years to come. Pass the awful story down from generation to generation.

Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done.
Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his miracles.

Only the living can praise you as I do today. Each generation can make known your faithfulness to the next.

"Remember, these instructions are permanent and must be observed by you and your descendants forever.
When you arrive in the land the LORD has promised to give you, you will continue to celebrate this festival.
Then your children will ask, `What does all this mean? What is this ceremony about?'
And you will reply, `It is the celebration of the LORD's Passover, for he passed over the homes of the Israelites in Egypt. And though he killed the Egyptians, he spared our families and did not destroy us.'" Then all the people bowed their heads and worshiped.

"Just ask the former generation. Pay attention to the experience of our ancestors.
For we were born but yesterday and know so little. Our days on earth are as transient as a shadow.

Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.

"If you will listen, I will answer you from my own experience.
And it is confirmed by the experience of wise men who have heard the same thing from their fathers,
those to whom the land was given long before any foreigners arrived.

For this reason The Book of the Wars of the LORD speaks of "the town of Waheb in the area of Suphah, and the ravines; and the Arnon River
and its ravines, which extend as far as the settlement of Ar on the border of Moab."
From there the Israelites traveled to Beer, which is the well where the LORD said to Moses, "Assemble the people, and I will give them water."

For this reason the ancient poets wrote this about him: "Come to Heshbon, city of Sihon! May it be restored and rebuilt.
A fire flamed forth from Heshbon, a blaze from the city of Sihon. It burned the city of Ar in Moab; it destroyed the rulers of the Arnon heights.
Your destruction is certain, O people of Moab! You are finished, O worshipers of Chemosh! Chemosh has left his sons as refugees, and his daughters as captives of Sihon, the Amorite king.
We have utterly destroyed them, all the way from Heshbon to Dibon. We have completely wiped them out as far away as Nophah and Medeba. "

His righteous acts will be told to those yet unborn. They will hear about everything he has done.

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