Psaumes 44:13-22 BDS

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 44:21

Shall not God search this out ?.... Undoubtedly he would, was it so, and expose it, and punish for it; as he will the Balaamites and children of Jezebel, Revelation 2:18 ; this seems to be an appeal to God for the truth of all that the church had said concerning her steadfastness and integrity under the most trying exercises; for he knoweth the secrets of the heart ; whether the heart is turned back, or there is any inclination to apostatize from God, or his name is forgotten in it; as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 44:22

Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long ,.... These words are cited by the Apostle Paul in Romans 8:36 ; and are applied to his times, showing the then close attachment of the saints to Christ, and their strong love and affection for him; and they have the same sense here, being an instance and proof of the church's integrity and faithfulness in the cause of God, amidst the sorest afflictions and persecutions; for the truth of which she appeals to the searcher of hearts; and had... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 44:14

Thou makest us a byword - We are evidently abandoned by thee, and are become so very miserable in consequence, that we are a proverb among the people: "See the Hebrews! see their misery and wretchedness! see how low the wrath of God has brought down an offending people!" And the worst curse that can be imprecated against a wicked nation is: "Mayest thou become as wretched as the Jews;" or as the old Psalter: Thou has seet us reprove til our neghburs: scornyng and hethyng til tha that er in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 44:17

Yet have we not forgotten thee - These are bold words; but they must be understood in a qualified sense. We have not apostatized from thee, we have not fallen into idolatry. And this was strictly true: the charge of idolatry could never be brought against the Jewish nation from the time of the captivity, with sufficient evidence to support it. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 44:19

Thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons - Thou hast delivered us into the hands of a fierce, cruel, and murderous people. We, as a people, are in a similar state to one who has strayed into a wilderness, where there are no human inhabitants; who hears nothing round about him but the hissing of serpents, the howling of beasts of prey, and the terrible roaring of the lion; and who expects every moment to be devoured. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 44:20

If we have forgotten the name of our God - That name, יהוה Jehovah , by which the true God was particularly distinguished, and which implied the exclusion of all other objects of adoration. Or stretched out our hands - Made supplication; offered prayer or adoration to any strange god - a god that we had not known, nor had been acknowledged by our fathers. It has already been remarked, that from the time of the Babylonish captivity the Jews never relapsed into idolatry. It was... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 44:21

Shall not God search this out? - We confidently appeal to the true Good, the searcher of hearts, for the truth of this statement. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 44:22

For thy sake are we killed all the day long - Because of our attachment to thee and to thy religion, we are exposed to continual death; and some of us fail a daily sacrifice to the persecuting spirit of our enemies, and we all carry our lives continually in our hands. In the same state were the primitive Christians; and St. Paul applies these words to their case, Romans 8:36 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 44:13

Verse 13 13Thou hast made us a reproach to our neighbors Here the Psalmist speaks of their neighbors, who were all actuated either by some secret ill-will, or avowed enmity to the people of God. And certainly it often happens, that neighborhood, which ought to be the means of preserving mutual friendship, engenders all discord and strife. But there was a special reason in respect of the Jews; for they had taken possession of the country in spite of all men, and their religion being hateful to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 44:15

Verse 15 15My reproach is daily before me. The Hebrew words כלהיום, col-hayom, mean all the day, and denote long continuance: but they may be understood in two ways, either for the whole or entire day, from morning to evening, or for continued succession of days. According to either of these interpretations, the meaning is, that there is no end to their misfortunes. As to the change of the number from the plural to the singular, it is not at all inconsistent that what is spoken in the name of... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 44:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 44:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 44:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 44:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 44:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 44:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 44:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 44:22

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 44:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 44:15

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