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Psalm 44:8

In God we have made our boast all day long. We will give thanks to your name forever. Selah.

6For I will not trust in my bow, neither will my sword save me.
7But you have saved us from our adversaries, and have shamed those who hate us.
8In God we have made our boast all day long. We will give thanks to your name forever. Selah.
9But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor, and don’t go out with our armies.
10You make us turn back from the adversary. Those who hate us take plunder for themselves.
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Notice

“All day long” and “forever” stretch praise beyond a passing moment, yet the next verse turns to the pain of feeling rejected by God.

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Where else Scripture says this

9 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Jeremiah 9:24But let him who glories glory in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am the LORD who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness on …Both direct boasting toward God; Jeremiah names knowing the LORD and his character as grounds for glorying.
Psalm 34:2My soul shall boast in the LORD. The humble shall hear of it and be glad.Both psalms name God as the one in whom the speaker boasts.
1 Corinthians 1:29–31that no flesh should boast before God.Both address boasting in relation to God; the psalm boasts in God, while Paul rules out human boasting before him.
Romans 2:17Indeed you bear the name of a Jew, rest on the law, glory in God,Both speak of glorying or boasting in God, though Romans addresses a person who also rests on the law.
Psalm 30:12to the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever!Both pledge to give thanks to God forever, extending gratitude beyond the present moment.
Isaiah 45:25All the offspring of Israel will be justified in the LORD, and will rejoice!Both portray God's people celebrating in him, though Isaiah also speaks of their being justified in the LORD.
Psalm 89:16In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.Both connect praise with God's name and describe that praise as continuing throughout the day.
Psalm 115:1–18Not to us, LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your loving kindness, and for your truth’s sake.Both direct honor toward God's name, locating the reason for praise in God himself.
1 Chronicles 16:35Say, “Save us, God of our salvation! Gather us together and deliver us from the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise.”Both join thanks to God's name with praise in which his people triumph or boast.
Where this verse fits

Gratitude. praise and worship. feeling distant from God.

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Encouragement

Your thanks need not pretend that trouble has ended. Here, God's people pledge lasting gratitude, then speak of rejection; their praise does not silence their complaint.

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