Psalms 44:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies. ”

Psalms 44:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But thou hast cast off - The author of the psalm now commences a description of the existing circumstances of the nation, so strongly in contrast with what had existed in former times when God in...
Psalms 44:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

But thou hast cast off, and put us to (i) shame; and goest not forth with our armies. (i) As they confessed before that their strength came from God, so now they acknowledge that this affliction cam...
Psalms 44:9 - 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 44:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

But . But now. Hebrew. 'aph (not ki, as in Psalms 44:3 and Psalms 44:7 ). Very emphatic, marking great contrast, as in Psalms 68:16 ("Yea"). Some codices, with Aramaean, read "Howbeit". c...
Psalms 44:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

9. Nevertheless thou hast abhorred us Here follows a complaint, in which they bewail their present miseries and extreme calamity. There is here described such a change as showed not only tha...
Psalms 44:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies. But thou hast cast off - Our enemies have dominion over us. And goest not forth with our armies - Were we to attempt...
Psalms 44:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

But— ףּא ap: The force of the particle seems to be this: "Instead of giving us victory, thou hast even cast us off."
Psalms 44:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies. But - literally, 'Also' х 'ap ( H637 )]: there is some such ellipsis as this-We are "all the day long" (...
Psalms 44:9 - 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 44:9 - 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 44:9 - 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 44:9 - 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 44:9 - 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 44:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But thou hast cast off ,.... This, with what follows to Psalms 44:17 , describe the desolate and afflicted state of the church, under the Gospel dispensation, in some parts and ages of it; and in...
Psalms 44:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies. Ver. 9. But thou hast cut off, and put us to shame ] Here is a sudden change, and a sad complaint, but handsomely...
Psalms 44:9 - 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 44:9 - 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 44:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Thou hast cast us off; but now thy countenance and course is quite changed to us. Put us to shame; made us ashamed of our boasting, and trust in thee, which we have oft professed to the face of o...
Psalms 44:9 - 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 44:9 - 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 44:9 - 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 44:9 - 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 44:9 - 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 44:9 - 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 44:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 33:24-26 ; Lamentations 3:31 ; Lamentations 3:32 ; Psalms 108:11 ; Psalms 43:2 ; Psalms 60:1 ; Psalms 60:10 ; Psalms 74:1 ; Psalms 80:12 ; Psalms 80:13 ; Psalms 88:14 ; Psalms 89...

Psalms 44:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 44:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 44:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 44:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 44:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 44:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 44:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 44:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 44:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 44:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 44:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 44:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 44:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 44:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 44:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 44:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 44:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 44:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 44:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 44:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 44:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 44:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 44:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 44:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 44:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge