Psalms 44:19 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death. ”

Psalms 44:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons - Or rather, “That thou hast crushed us in the place of dragons.” The connection is continued from the previous verse: “Our heart is not so...
Psalms 44:19 - 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 44:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

place of dragons . place of jackals. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6, for. desert place.
Psalms 44:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

19 Although thou hast broken us in the place of dragons. In the Hebrew it is, For thou hast broken us, etc.; but the causal particle, כי, ki, according to the idiom of the Hebrew lang...
Psalms 44:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death. Thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons - Thou hast delivered us into the hands of a fierce,...
Psalms 44:19 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons— Though thou hast crushed us down into the place of serpents; i.e. under the earth, expressed afterwards by the shadow of death. It is ex...
Psalms 44:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death. Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons - i:e., jackals, which frequent the w...
Psalms 44:19 - 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 44:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

In the place of dragons. — This expression evidently means a wild desert place, from comparison with Jeremiah 9:11 ; Jeremiah 10:22 ; Jeremiah 49:33 . So Aquila has “an uninhabitable place.” T...
Psalms 44:19 - 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 44:19 - 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 44:19 - 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 44:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The apostle seems to have had this scripture in his view, and referred it to the times in which he lived, when, after pointing out the heavy afflictions the church then endured, he quotes a part of t...
Psalms 44:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons ,.... Where men, comparable to dragons or their poison and cruelty, dwell; particularly in Rome, and the Roman jurisdiction, both Pagan and Pa...
Psalms 44:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death. Ver. 19. Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons ] i.e. In deserts haunted by dr...
Psalms 44:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons By inflicting upon us one breach after another, thou hast at last brought us to this pass; that we are become like a place extremely desolate, such...
Psalms 44:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Israel's Appeal to God. 17 All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in t...
Psalms 44:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Psalms 44:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

What Is More The Psalmist Cannot Understand Why It Is, For In His View They Have Been Faithful To His Covenant And Have Walked In His Way ( Psalms 44:17-19 ). Psalms 44:17-19 ‘All this is come...
Psalms 44:19 - 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 44:19 - 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 44:19 - 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 44:19 - 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 44:19 - 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 44:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 29:3 ; Isaiah 27:1 ; Isaiah 34:13 ; Isaiah 34:14 ; Isaiah 35:7 ; Jeremiah 14:17 ; Job 10:21 ; Job 10:22 ; Job 3:5 ; Matthew 4:16 ; Psalms 23:4 ; Psalms 38:8 ; Psalms 60:1-3 ; Ps...
Psalms 44:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Broken us — By inflicting upon us one breach after another, thou hast at last brought us to this pass. The place — A place extremely desolate, such as dragons love, Isaiah 13:21-22 , and therefore...

Psalms 44:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 44:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 44:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 44:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 44:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 44:19 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 44:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 44:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 44:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 44:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 44:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 44:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 44:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 44:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 44:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 44:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 44:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 44:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 44:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 44:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 44:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 44:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 44:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 44:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 44:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 44:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes