Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 44:1-26
XLIV. A National Prayer in Unmerited Distress.— The Ps. evidently depicts the situation of Israel under Antiochus Epiphanes [but see OTJC 2 , pp. 207f., 437– 440.— A. S. P.] So much was plain long ago to the Antiochene Fathers and at a later date to Calvin. Antiochus promulgated a decree enforcing unity of worship in his dominions and especially in Palestine. He also polluted the Temple at Jerusalem by heathen sacrifice. He encountered fierce opposition from the Asidæ ans (= Hasidim), led by... read more
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 44:9-16
In View Of Their Trust In God They Cannot Understand Why Therefore They Have Faced Defeat At The Hands Of Their Enemies So That Some Of His People Have Been Taken Captive And Are Now Slaves In The Hands of Their Enemies, While The Remainder Of The Nation Is Dishonoured By What Has Happened (Psalms 44:9-16 ). Psalms 44:9-10 ‘But now you have cast us off, and brought us to dishonour, And you do not go forth with our hosts. You make us to turn back from the adversary, And those who hate us take... read more