Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
Yea, for thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter. So far are we from having 'forgotten thee and the covenant of our God' (Psalms 44:17; Psalms 44:20), that we are continually persecuted just because we are so faithful to thee. Paul's quotation of this verse (Romans 8:36) proves that the ulterior application reaches beyond the immediate occasion, and that the Spirit designed it for those in all ages who are exposed by their faithfulness to persecution (2 Timothy 3:12).