Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 44:19-21
Psalms 44:19-21. Thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons By inflicting upon us one breach after another, thou hast at last brought us to this pass; that we are become like a place extremely desolate, such as dragons love, (Isaiah 13:21-22,) and therefore full of horror and danger; and covered us with the shadow of death With deadly horrors and miseries. If we have forgotten the name of God That is, God himself, or his worship and service; or stretched out our hands to strange... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 44:17-18
Psalms 44:17-18. All this is come upon us All the evils before mentioned, and certainly we have deserved them all; yet have we not forgotten thee Although we cannot excuse ourselves from many other sins, for which thou hast justly punished us, yet, through thy grace, we have kept ourselves from apostacy and idolatry, notwithstanding all examples and provocations. Our heart is not turned back Namely, from thee, or thy worship and service, unto idols, as it follows, Psalms 44:20. But we... read more