Psalms 44:19 · KJV
“Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.”
— Psalms 44:19
Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; {steps: or, goings}
If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
Psalms 44 — Context
All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
18Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; {steps: or, goings}
19Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
20If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
21Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Cross References
Psalms 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. {stain: or, challenge} {let the...: or, let them terrify it, as those who have a bitter day}
Psalms 51:8
Make me to hear joy and gladness; {that} the bones {which} thou hast broken may rejoice.
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.
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. {owls: or, ostriches: Heb. daughters of the owl}
Job 30:29
I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls. {owls: or, ostriches}
Ezekiel 29:3
Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I {am} against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river {is} mine own, and I have made {it} for myself.
Matthew 4:16
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.