Psalms 44:20,21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;

If we have forgotten the name of our God ... shall not God search this out? They confirm the truth of their assertion (Psalms 44:17-18), that they have not forgotten God, by declaring themselves conscious that God will search out every such apostasy falsely abjured.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

name. See note on Psalms 20:1 . GOD. Hebrew El. Quoted in App-4.
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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Psalmist Now Admits That Possibly They Have Been At Fault ( Psalms 44:20-22 ). Psalms 44:20-22 ‘If we have forgotten the name of our God,...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

If we have forgotten the name of our God or stretched out our hands to a strange god, in open idolatry,
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 8:22 ; Exodus 9:29 ; Job 11:13 ; Job 31:5-40 ; Psalms 44:17 ; Psalms 68:31 ; Psalms 7:3-5

Psalms 44:20-21

²⁰ If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;

²¹ Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 44:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 44:20-21