Psalms 44:2 - Exposition

How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand ; i.e. "by thy power." The conquest of Canaan is the historical fact referred to. And plantedst them (comp. Exodus 15:17 , "Thou wilt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance;" and see also Psalms 80:8 , "Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt; thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it"). How thou didst afflict the people; rather, the peoples , i.e. the Canaanitish nations. And cast them out . So the LXX , the Vulgate, and even the Revised Version. But most moderns, understanding "them" of Israel, render, but didst spread them out (comp. Psalms 80:11 ).