Psalms 44:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger. ”

Psalms 44:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For the voice of him ... - That is, Because I hear the voice of him that reproaches and blasphemes. The word rendered blasphemeth, means properly to use cutting words; then, to reproach or revile...
Psalms 44:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and (n) avenger. (n) Meaning, the proud and cruel tyrant.
Psalms 44:16 - 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 44:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

avenger . him that taketh vengeance. Compare Psalms 8:2 . Here. Sennacherib.
Psalms 44:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
Psalms 44:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me, My confusion is continually before me ... For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth - ( Jeremiah 3...
Psalms 44:16 - 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 44:16 - 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 44:16 - 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 44:16 - 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 44:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What the church, or an individual of the church here complains of, is among the painful exercises of all true followers of Christ. When our God is reproached, and when our confidence in him is deride...
Psalms 44:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For the voice, of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth ,.... That is, antichrist, to whom a mouth speaking blasphemies has been given, and which he has opened in blasphemy against God, attributing t...
Psalms 44:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger. Ver. 16. For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth ] Reproacheth religion, blasphemeth God an...
Psalms 44:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

My confusion is continually before me I cannot open my eyes but the tokens of our disgrace present themselves before me; and the shame of my face hath covered me These things have made me so asha...
Psalms 44:16 - 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 44:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

That reproacheth and blasphemeth; that doth not only reproach me, which I could better bear; but blaspheme God and our religion for our sakes, which is intolerable to me. The enemy and avenger; w...
Psalms 44:16 - 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 44:16 - 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 44:16 - 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 44:16 - 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 44:16 - 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 44:16 - 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 44:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 37:17 ; Isaiah 37:23 ; Isaiah 37:24 ; Isaiah 37:3 ; Isaiah 37:4 ; Psalms 8:2 ; Psalms 74:18 ; Psalms 74:2
Psalms 44:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Avenger — Who executeth both God's and his own vengeance upon me.

Psalms 44:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 44:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 44:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 44:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 44:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 44:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 44:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 44:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 44:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 44:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 44:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 44:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 44:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 44:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 44:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 44:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 44:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 44:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 44:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 44:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 44:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 44:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 44:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 44:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes