Psalms 44:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves. ”

Psalms 44:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy - Instead of giving us the victory. That is, we are defeated. And they which hate us spoil for themselves - They plunder us; they take our property...
Psalms 44:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Psalms 44:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

spoil for themselves . have plundered at their will; first occurrence Judges 2:14 . See Sennacherib's boast on his cylinder. App-67. Some codices, with Aram, and Syriac, read "plundered us", &c...
Psalms 44:10 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

10. Thou hast made us to turn back from the enemy. Here the people of God still further complain, that he had made them to flee before their enemies, and had given them up as a prey to be de...
Psalms 44:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves. Thou makest us to turn back - This thou didst: and our enemies, profiting by the occasion, finding our strengt...
Psalms 44:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves. And they which hate us spoil for themselves - i:e., to their heart's content, with unrestrained wanton...
Psalms 44:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Psalms 44:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For themselves — i.e. , at their own will, an expression denoting the completeness of the overthrow of the Jews; they lie absolutely at their enemies’ pleasure.
Psalms 44:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 44:1-26 CALVIN says that the authorship of this psalm is uncertain, but that it is abundantly clear that it was composed by anyone rather than David, and that its plaintive contents suit be...
Psalms 44:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Plea for Present Help Psalms 44:9-26 In Psalms 44:11 God's people are compared to sheep appointed for meat, which are sold by the shepherd for naught, so worthless are they. Before their sa...
Psalms 44:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The final meaning of this psalm is discovered in its last four verses. It is a prayer for deliverance from defeat. Its strength of appeal lies in its recognition of the government of God. He is the A...
Psalms 44:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Here is a melancholy state described: and what added to the affliction, the church beheld the Lord's hand in the appointment. Though the Lord's afflictions are always, sooner or later, sanctified aff...
Psalms 44:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy ,.... In the times of Eli, according to Arama; but may he understood of some of the visible members of the church, and professors of religion, not being va...
Psalms 44:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves. Ver. 10. Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy ] By expectorating our faith and courage, and leaving u...
Psalms 44:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

But thou hast cast us off Now thy countenance and course are quite changed to us; and hast put us to shame Hast made us ashamed of our boasting and trust in thee, which we have often professed to...
Psalms 44:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Afflicted Condition of Israel. 9 But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies. 10...
Psalms 44:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy, by withdrawing thy help and our courage, according to thy threatenings, Leviticus 26:36 . Spoil for themselves, i.e. take away our estates to their...
Psalms 44:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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 H...
Psalms 44:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“To the Chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil.” See introduction to Psalms 42 . We have no means of determining who was the author of the psalm. Nor are we a...
Psalms 44:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 44:1 . Our fathers have told us. All ancient patriarchs instructed their children, and all ancient nations instructed posterity by oral traditions, as in this psalm, by reciting how Joshua...
Psalms 44:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us what work Thou didst. Aspects of national piety There is such a thing as national piety. I mean the aggregation of genuine godly tho...
Psalms 44:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE date and occasion of this psalm are greatly disputed. Most critics, from Calvin to Hitzig, refer it to the times of the Maccabees. Others suggest the fourth or fifth century b....
Psalms 44:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Prayer in Times of National Distress. To the chief. musician for the sons of Korah, another hymn composed by a member of this family, Maschil, a didactic poem evidently written at a time when th...
Psalms 44:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 31:1-7 ; 1 Samuel 4:17 ; Deuteronomy 28:25 ; Isaiah 10:14 ; Isaiah 10:6 ; Jeremiah 15:13 ; Jeremiah 20:8 ; Joshua 7:12 ; Joshua 7:8 ; Leviticus 26:14 ; Leviticus 26:17 ; Leviticu...

Psalms 44:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 44:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 44:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 44:10 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 44:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 44:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 44:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 44:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 44:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 44:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 44:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 44:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 44:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 44:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 44:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 44:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 44:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 44:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 44:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 44:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 44:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 44:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 44:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 44:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge