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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 44:1

Psalms 44:1. We have heard with our ears, &c. “We have been certainly informed, O Lord, by our fathers, and we believe what they have told us, not only concerning the wonderful works thou didst in their times, but in the ages long before them; as our ancestors, who lived in those days, have recorded.” It is a debt which every age owes to posterity, to keep an account of God’s works of wonder, and transmit the knowledge of them to the next generation. As those that went before us told us... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 44:1-26

Psalms 44:0 Has God forgotten his people?Some national disaster has overtaken Israel and the people ask if God has deserted them. The tone of the psalm is not one of humility, but one of outspoken boldness in questioning God’s purposes. It shows some lack of faith and submission before God (cf. Romans 8:28,Romans 8:31-39). But God may yet be gracious and answer such a prayer.Through the words of the psalmist the people recall how God enabled their ancestors to conquer and inhabit Canaan (1-3).... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 44:1

Title. For the sons of Korah. The second of eleven so ascribed. See note on Title, Psalms 42:0 , App-63 . Maschil = Instruction. The third of thirteen Psalms so named. See note on Psalms 32:0 , Title, and App-65 . See note on Psalms 42:0 , Title. We have heard. Refers to the exodus. No time in reigns of David or Solomon to suit this Psalm. Temple-worship carried on. People in the land. Israel gone astray. Judah had turned away, but had returned (Psalms 44:17-18 ). The Psalm suits Hezekiah... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 44:1

PSALM 44THE MYSTERY OF GOD'S SUFFERING SAINTSWe shall refrain from discussing the multiple opinions about when this psalm was written, by whom, and upon what occasion. This writer professes no special ability for resolving the problem of the divergent views; and, besides, in the great majority of instances, the resolution of such questions adds very little to the proper understanding and appreciation of what is written. "The deepest and most precious elements in the Psalms are very slightly... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 44:1

Psalms 44:0. The church, in memory of former favours, complaineth of her present evils: professing her integrity, she fervently prayeth for succour. To the chief musician, for the sons of Korah, Maschil. Title. משׂכיל קרח לבני למנצח lamnatseach libnei korach maskiil.— This Psalm appears to have been composed at a time when the Jewish people suffered greatly from their enemies, and many were carried into captivity; though the state itself subsisted, and the public worship of God was maintained.... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 44:1

1-3. This period is that of the settlement of Canaan (Joshua 24:12; Judges 6:3). have told—or, "related" (compare Exodus 10:2). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 44:1-3

Speaking for the nation, the psalmist related the account of God giving the Promised Land to His people in Joshua’s days that the forefathers had told. He stressed that God had given Canaan to them by defeating their enemies. The Israelites did not win it by their own strength. Next to the Exodus, the most frequently mentioned period of Israel’s history in the Psalms is the conquest of the land. [Note: Bullock, p. 112.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 44:1-8

1. The reason for Israel’s present trust in the Lord 44:1-8The psalmist recalled God’s past faithfulness to Israel’s forefathers and affirmed the nation’s present confidence in the Lord. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 44:1-26

Psalms 44The writer spoke for the nation of Israel in this psalm. He lamented a national disaster, namely, defeat by enemies, and he called on the Lord to deliver. Evidently he could not identify sin in the nation as the cause of this defeat. He attributed it instead to it being "for Your sake" (Psalms 44:22). Israel was apparently suffering because she had remained loyal to God in a world hostile to Him. The basis of the psalmist’s request was God’s faithfulness to the patriarchs and the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 44:1-26

This is a prayer for deliverance from national trouble which has not been deserved by any apostasy or idolatry. The strong assertions of national faithfulness are akin to the spirit of the Maccabean age, but the conditions indicated in the Ps. may be found also at an earlier date, such as the time of the invasion by Sennacherib in the reign of Hezekiah. God has helped His people in the days of old (Psalms 44:1-3), and they are still confident in Him (Psalms 44:4-8), yet He has allowed their... read more

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