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i. Although the picture of the sleeping Lord may seem nave to us, it was acted out in the New Testament. (Kidner). Would not God search this out? Johannine Writings c. Yet for Your sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter: Despite their claimed faithfulness to God, Israel was afflicted with death and was as helpless before their enemies as sheep for the slaughter. Ye take up your religion, and ye wot not how, and ye cannot give an account how ye came by it. For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our body clings to the dust: In body and soul Israel was at the crisis point and in the dust of shame and defeat. General Epistles My dishonor is continually before me, The scattering among the nations (Psalm 44:11) and the peoples clear conscience about idolatry (Psalm 44:17ff.) Those who are true to God shall never find him false to them. He made his final appeal not on the basis of what Israel deserved, but for the sake of Gods mercy (lovingkindness). If they had, God would know and there was no use in denying it (He knows the secrets of the heart). Thank you for registering. Why do You sleep, O Lord? Neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. 2. "Or stretched out our hands to a strange god." For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger. The New Testament Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. You make us a byword among the nations, Minor Prophets And are not enriched by selling them. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. Wisdom Literature Instead the psalm leaves him with trusting God even in his pain and disappointment. Therefore if they were defeated, scattered, sold into slavery, made a reproach or derision, it was because Gods hand was behind it in some way. You make us turn back from the enemy, Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . a. of (1-3) God's victory for Israel in the days of Joshua's conquest. In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter. The words would not God have discovered it mean would not God have discovered it to us. That is, Wouldnt God have told us what we have done wrong, if we had done wrong? (Boice). ii. The fathers of Psalm 44:1 spoke not only of what they personally had experienced of God, but they also taught what God did many generations before. 16 at the taunts of those who reproach and revile me, because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge. The Gospels e. In God we boast all day long, and praise Your name forever: We may suppose that this praise was both for what God had done (in the distant and recent past) and in anticipation for what God would do in answer to the present prayer. And forget our affliction and our oppression? Do not cast us off forever. And covered us with the shadow of death. Better to be broken by God than from God. Coffman's Commentaries Barnes' Notes Bullinger's Companion Notes Calvin's Commentary College Press Smith's Commentary Dummelow on the Bible Constable's Expository Notes Darby's Synopsis Ellicott's Commentary Expositor's Dictionary Meyer's Commentary Gaebelein's Annotated Because You favored them. Awake! i. c. Arise for our help, and redeem us for Your mercies sake: The psalmist has stated Israels problem as clearly and strongly as possible. The Vulgate has, Redime nos, propter nomen tuum, "Redeem us on account of thy name;" which the old Psalter thus paraphrases: "Help us in ryghtwysness, and by us (buy), that es, delyver us, that we be withouten drede; and al this for thi name Jehsu; noght for oure merite.". Better death than false of faith. Yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. We might call this an honest, anti-penitential psalm. You drove out the nations with Your hand, Proud member But You have cast us off and put us to shame, Those fathers were careful to tell them what God did in generations past. c. Yet for Your sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter: Despite their claimed faithfulness to God, Israel was afflicted with death and was as helpless before their enemies as sheep for the slaughter. Wisdom Literature Though utterly crushed and rendered desolate and driven as it were to associate with creatures such as jackals, owls, serpents, which haunt deserted ruins, yet Israel remained faithful. The psalmist openly spoke his feeling that God had forsaken and forgotten a faithful Israel. Awake! They made their mouths as it were books, wherein the noble acts of the Lord might be read to his praise, and to the drawing of their childrens hearts unto him. (Trapp). Selah. The Bibles Tab is found in the Tools feature on Bible pages: Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. Without developing the thought, this psalm suggests a revolutionary concept to the Old Testament man or woman of God: suffering may not be a punishment, but a battle scar, the price of loyalty in a world which is at war with God. (Kidner), iv. Luke-Acts i. And those who hate us have taken spoil for themselves. Arise! See also Psalms 44:17 in other biblical comments: Adam Clarke Bible Commentary. In days of old: a. We note that these were battles and conquests that happened long before the generation immediately before the time of the psalmist. And redeem us for Your mercies sake. 1. Our fathers have told us, the deeds You did in their days: The psalmist received a special legacy from his fathers, from their elder generation. Verse 17. Nor shall my sword save me. 1. Some have thought it to be a psalm of the exile period or even afterwards in the days of the Maccabees. We might call this an honest, anti-penitential psalm. But You have severely broken us in the place of jackals, Would not God search this out? We have heard with our ears, O God, i. The Old Testament Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. i. - Chaldee. Arise! b. Why do You sleep, O Lord? The Whole Bible Sufferings of such a sort may be very terrible, but they are exceedingly honourable, and the comforts of the Lord shall sustain those who are accounted worthy to suffer for Christ's sake. In God we boast all day long, Because of the enemy and the avenger. i. For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me. Such titles are fancies to which no credit should be attached. And goest not forth with our armies - Were we to attempt to muster our several tribes, and form a host, like our fathers when they came out of Egypt, thou wouldst not accompany us as thou didst them: the horses and chariots of the Babylonians would soon overtake and destroy us. At this point we would expect the psalm to be a thanksgiving psalm, a praise psalm, or a psalm of confidence. (Boice) The first word of Psalm 44:9 will change the tone completely. Arise! 2. 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Eusebius, narrating the cruelties inflicted upon the Christians by the Eastern tyrant, Maximinus, says: "He prevailed against all sorts of people, the Christians only excepted, who contemned death and despised his tyranny. conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy Prophets a. For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our body clings to the dust: In body and soul Israel was at the crisis point and in the dust of shame and defeat. How you did drive out the heathen with thy hand, and you planted them; and how you did afflict the people, and cast them out. Yet the claim is made that they still remained mindful of their God, and a glorious plea it is. That is, there was nothing special in the circumstances of the nation at that time which would call down the divine displeasure. 18. declined --turned aside from God's law. This and the succeeding verses are suitable for the lips of martyrs, indeed the entire psalm might be called the martyr's complaint. arise, cast. The deeds You did in their days, ii. The psalm falls into four parts: a wistful look backwards to days already "old," when God fought for them (Psalm 44:1-8); a sad contrast in present oppression (Psalm 44:9-16); a profession of unfaltering national adherence to the covenant notwithstanding all these ills (Psalm 44:17-22); and a fervent cry to a God who seems asleep to awake and . range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed This feeling or sense was powerfully captured when Jesus slept in the boat on the stormy Sea of Galilee. By Davids time it seems they served in the musical aspect of the temple worship (2 Chronicles 20:19). GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point No; though he should be torn into a thousand pieces; and the right covenanter says, Amen. a. All this has come upon us; but we have not forgotten You: The psalmist felt duty bound to tell God that despite the feeling they had been forsaken, they had not departed from God. For Your sake are the important words. Salem Media Group. yet have we not forgotten thee; not the being and perfections of God, on which they often meditated, especially as displayed in the affair of salvation by Jesus Christ; nor the works of God, which were remembered to encourage faith and hope in their present circumstances, Psalm 44:1; nor the benefits and favours bestowed upon them by him; nor his word, worship, and ordinances; their reproach, afflictions, and persecutions, did not move them from the hope of the Gospel, and the service of God; neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant; by disbelieving their interest in God as their covenant God; by disregarding or not coming to and making use of Christ the Mediator of it; and by calling in question their interest in the blessings and promises of the covenant; for nothing can be more called dealing falsely in or with respect to the covenant of grace than unbelief about it; which remains firm and sure notwithstanding all the afflictions that may come on such who are interested in it: moreover, as this may respect the formal exhibition of the covenant under the Gospel dispensation, by the ministry of the word, and the administration of ordinances, the sense may be, that though the church and her members met with so much reproach and persecution from men, yet did not drop nor deny any of the truths of the Gospel, nor corrupt the ordinances of Christ, nor neglect an attendance on them; but were virgins, pure and incorrupt in doctrine and practice, and followed the Lamb whithersoever he went. By Davids time it seems they served in the musical aspect of the temple worship (2 Chronicles 20:19). (o) They boast not of their virtues, but declare that they rest on God in the midst of their affliction: who did not punished their sins now, but by hard afflictions called them to the consideration of the heavenly joys. Does John 12:25 Teach That We Must Hate Our Lives? Psalms 44:17 In-Context. Our Lord gives him his laws, statutes, and commands, and he charges him not to quit a hoof of them. Alexander Peden's Sermon, 1682. It has already been remarked, that from the time of the Babylonish captivity the Jews never relapsed into idolatry. Nor have our steps departed from Your way; Through You we will push down our enemies; For He knows the secrets of the heart. We have not _apostatized_ from thee, we have not _fallen into idolatry_. Thus we are reminded of the fact that those who are the people of God are called upon to endure suffering for which there is no explanation at the time, and certainly none in their own disloyalty. It was more important to have the face and favor of God for them. i. How Does the Book of Ecclesiastes Point Us to Christ? To the Chief Musician. What it is to be false to our covenant with God. Better to be in the place of dragons [jackals] than of deceivers. (Spurgeon). A scorn and a derision to those all around us. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. Bible Gateway Recommends. The mention of the covenant was of special purpose. Psalms 44:17 - Summarized Bible Commentary. They felt that God did not fight for Israel and therefore they were without hope in battle. Our heart has not turned back, The New Testament GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point The psalmist could not connect the existing state of things - the awful and unique discomfitures and calamities which had come upon the nation - with anything special in the character of the people, or in the religious condition of the nation. And the shame of my face has covered me, The fathers of Psalm 44:1 spoke not only of what they personally had experienced of God, but they also taught what God did many generations before. The psalmist openly spoke his feeling that God had forsaken and forgotten a faithful Israel. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. ii. 44:17-26 In afflictions, we must not seek relief by any sinful compliance; but should continually meditate on the truth, purity, and knowledge of our heart-searching God. It was customary among the ancients, while praying, to stretch out their hands towards the heavens, or the image they were worshipping, as if they expected to receive the favor they were asking. b.Would not God search this out: This means that as far as the psalmist was concerned, in his day there was no Achan moment as in Joshua 7, where calamity came to the people of God because of hidden sin. ii. Sufferings of such a sort may be very terrible, but they are exceedingly honourable, and the comforts of the Lord shall sustain those who are accounted worthy to suffer for Christ's sake. You have cast us off and put us to shame: The psalmist now stated his great present need. If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; Shall not God search this out? But You have saved us from our enemies, This would be the first step in apostasy; men first forget the true, and then adore the false. 18 Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; 19 Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. Pauline Epistles Our heart has not turned back, Amos 1:6, 9), and such a psalm as the Davidic Psalm 60 (with strong similarities to the present one) is a reminder that defeat was not unknown in the reigns of loyal kings. (Kidner). All this is come upon us Not by chance, but according to the purpose and counsel of God; not for sin, and as a punishment of it, but for Christ's sake and his Gospel; for a profession of faith in him, and for the trial of it; yet have we not forgotten thee; not the being and perfections of God, on which they often meditated, especially as displayed in the affair of salvation by Jesus Christ; nor the works of God, which were remembered to encourage faith and hope in their present circumstances, ( Psalms 44:1 ) ; nor the benefits and favours bestowed upon them by him; nor his word, worship, and ordinances; their reproach, afflictions, and persecutions, did not move them from the hope of the Gospel, and the service of God; neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant; by disbelieving their interest in God as their covenant God; by disregarding or not coming to and making use of Christ the Mediator of it; and by calling in question their interest in the blessings and promises of the covenant; for nothing can be more called dealing falsely in or with respect to the covenant of grace than unbelief about it; which remains firm and sure notwithstanding all the afflictions that may come on such who are interested in it: moreover, as this may respect the formal exhibition of the covenant under the Gospel dispensation, by the ministry of the word, and the administration of ordinances, the sense may be, that though the church and her members met with so much reproach and persecution from men, yet did not drop nor deny any of the truths of the Gospel, nor corrupt the ordinances of Christ, nor neglect an attendance on them; but were virgins, pure and incorrupt in doctrine and practice, and followed the Lamb whithersoever he went. 18 Our hearts had not turned back; our feet had not . Such sufferings are part of the high and holy privilege of fellowship with God. (Morgan). CONTENTS: Complaint of the Lord's apparent forgetfulness and entreaty for His help. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. In Psalm 44 we sense the psalmist honestly (and not self-righteously) makes the case that their present distress was not due to unaddressed sin or rebellion. Put us to shame; made us ashamed of our boasting, and trust in thee, which we have oft professed to the face of our enemies. (Poole). There were other times when Israel had to fight, but their fighting would have accomplished nothing without the right hand of God on their behalf. Heart and life were agreed, and both were true to the Lord's way. Pentateuch To be true to a smiting God, even when the blows lay our joys in ruinous heaps, is to be such as the Lord delighteth in. The disciples feared they would perish as He slept and cried out for Jesus to awake. The Old Testament We mentioned our sincerity and constancy in thy worship only as an argument to move thee to pity, and not as a ground of our trust and confidence, or as if we merited deliverance by it; but that we expect and implore only upon the account of thine own free and rich mercy. (Poole), 2020 The Enduring Word Bible Commentary by David Guzik ewm@enduringword.com, The Whole Bible We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nor did their own arm save them; yet have we not forgotten thee; not the being and perfections of God, on which they often meditated, especially as displayed in the affair of salvation by Jesus Christ; nor the works of God, which were remembered to encourage faith and hope in their present circumstances, Psalm 44:1; nor the benefits and favours bestowed upon them by him; nor his word, worship, and ordinances; their reproach, afflictions, and persecutions, did not move them from the hope of the Gospel, and the service of God; neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant; by disbelieving their interest in God as their covenant God; by disregarding or not coming to and making use of Christ the Mediator of it; and by calling in question their interest in the blessings and promises of the covenant; for nothing can be more called dealing falsely in or with respect to the covenant of grace than unbelief about it; which remains firm and sure notwithstanding all the afflictions that may come on such who are interested in it: moreover, as this may respect the formal exhibition of the covenant under the Gospel dispensation, by the ministry of the word, and the administration of ordinances, the sense may be, that though the church and her members met with so much reproach and persecution from men, yet did not drop nor deny any of the truths of the Gospel, nor corrupt the ordinances of Christ, nor neglect an attendance on them; but were virgins, pure and incorrupt in doctrine and practice, and followed the Lamb whithersoever he went. Verse 17. I will tell you, sirs; ye will abide no longer by Christ than till a storm blow, and then ye will quit him and deny his cause. The sense is that even in such terrible defeat and disgrace, none of this can separate us from the love of Christ or change our destiny as being more than conquerors in Him. You afflicted the peoples, and cast them out. All this came upon us, though we had not forgotten you; we had not been false to your covenant. In spiritual, as well as temporal warfare, the appointed means are to be used, but not trusted in; man is to fight, but God giveth the victory; and to him must be ascribed the praise, and the power, and the glory. (Horne). Nor shall my sword save me. c. But You have severely broken us in the place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death: In firm but polite protest, the psalmist insisted that Israels faithfulness to God had been answered by disaster sent by God. Nor did their own arm save them; Through You we will push down our enemies: The prayer was prayed with faith. a. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. The psalmist recounts the mercies of God; shows to his people how God in ancient times gave them the victory over all their enemies. Commentary on the Bible, by Adam Clarke [1831]. You make us turn back from the enemy, You can copy the order of your preferred Bible translations from the Bibles Tab to the Version Picker (this popup) or vice versa. In spiritual, as well as temporal warfare, the appointed means are to be used, but not trusted in; man is to fight, but God giveth the victory; and to him must be ascribed the praise, and the power, and the glory. (Horne). But You have severely broken us in the place of jackals, Nor have we dealt falsely with Your covenant. Why do You hide Your face, Because of the voice of him who reproaches and reviles, Do not cast us off forever: The psalmist had the depth of relationship with God to speak this freely, and God had the love and grace to not only hear it, but also to record such a prayer in His word. It means that they suffered in faithfulness to God, and because of their faithfulness to God. c. I will not trust in my bow, nor shall my sword save me: Speaking on behalf of Israel, the psalmist assured God that their faith was in God and His power, not in their own strength or skill. We will push down our enemies: Literally We will toss them in the air with our horn; a metaphor taken from an ox or bull tossing the dogs into the air which attack him. (Clarke), ii. Cookie Notice: Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob. Or stretched out our hands - Made supplication; offered prayer or adoration to any strange god - a god that we had not known, nor had been acknowledged by our fathers. If we had forgotten the name of our God, i. d. You have saved us from our enemies: This implies thanks for past victories. ( Psalm 44:1-3) God's victory for Israel in the days of Joshua's conquest. The distress of Gods people deepens with every line of verses 10-12, with rout, spoil, slaughter, scattering and slavery. (Kidner), ii. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Major Prophets Why do You sleep, O Lord? Not for sin but for righteousness did the saints suffer, not for falsehood but for truth, not for forsaking the Lord, but for following hard after him. And those who hate us have taken spoil for themselves. The psalmist did not actually believe that God was asleep, but it felt to him so. And You do not go out with our armies. Therefore if they were defeated, scattered, sold into slavery, made a reproach or derision, it was because Gods hand was behind it in some way. ii. i. What Does the Bible Have to Say about Weed? All this has come upon us; b. Neither the persecuting hand of men, nor the chastising hand of God, relaxed ancient singular saints. They remembered Him and remained faithful to His covenant. a. They suffer for Gods sakeIn their fidelity to the Lord, they receive greater abuse than if they had conformed to the pagan world. (VanGemeren). The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah: New International Commentary on the Old Testament [NICOT] Retail: $40.00. The key to prevailing over their enemies was to first prevail with God. Poetical Books The church having reported her great troubles, speaks it as an argument of much sincerity towards God, and strength of grace received from him: All this has come upon us (that is, all these common calamities and afflictions), yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. b. b. Through Your name we will trample those who rise up against us. see how low the wrath of God has brought down an offending people! (Clarke), iii. We cannot suppose that the psalmist means to claim for the nation entire perfection, but only to affirm that the nation at that time was not characterized by any special forgetfulness of God, or prevalence of wickedness. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. _YET HAVE WE NOT FORGOTTEN THEE_] These are bold words; but they must be understood in a qualified sense. i. The nation is described as completely enveloped in the dense darkness of despair and death, covered up as though coffined in hopelessness. Put us to shame; made us ashamed of our boasting, and trust in thee, which we have oft professed to the face of our enemies. (Poole). Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. You are my King, O God; command victories for Jacob: The psalmist received a gift from his fathers telling of Gods great work in the past. As with Psalm 42, this psalm is titled To the Chief Musician. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. The scattering among the nations (Psalm 44:11) and the peoples clear conscience about idolatry (Psalm 44:17ff.) 17-19. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. General Epistles i. c. I will not trust in my bow, nor shall my sword save me: Speaking on behalf of Israel, the psalmist assured God that their faith was in God and His power, not in their own strength or skill. "Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way." If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. Verse 17. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. We will push down our enemies: Literally We will toss them in the air with our horn; a metaphor taken from an ox or bull tossing the dogs into the air which attack him. (Clarke), ii. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, My dishonor is continually before me, Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. In God we boast all day long, 22 Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter. How Does the Book of Ecclesiastes Point Us to Christ? Or stretched out our hands to a foreign god, b. Therefore he prayed that God command victories for Jacob in the present day, as well as in the stories of the past. You afflicted the peoples, and cast them out. Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. Verse Psalms 44:17. The psalm is exploring the baffling fluctuations that have their counterpart in Christian history: periods of blessing and barrenness, advance and retreat, which may correspond to no apparent changes of mens loyalty or methods. (Kidner). If we had forgotten the name of our God, What Does the Bible Have to Say about Weed? i. The New Testament And forget our affliction and our oppression? Many references of Scripture tell us that David was very active in spiritual poetry and music (e. g. 1 Samuel 18:10; 2 Samuel 1:17-18; 2 Samuel 6:5; 1 Chronicles 6:31; 1 Chronicles 16:7; 1 Chronicles 25:1; 2 Chronicles 7:6; 2 Chronicles 29:30; Ezra 3:10; Nehemiah 12:24; Nehemiah 12:36; Nehemiah 12:45; Amos 6:5 ). Historical Books Arise! Proud member "Psalms: The Expositor's Bible Commentary" Volume 5 (Psalms-Song of Songs) (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1991). The distress of Gods people deepens with every line of verses 10-12, with rout, spoil, slaughter, scattering and slavery. (Kidner), ii. "Neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant." i. Neither within nor without had the godly sufferers offended; they were not absolutely perfect, but they were sincerely free from all wilful transgression. Worse was the sense that it was because God had abandoned Israel, or perhaps was against them. Our heart has not turned back, nor have our steps departed from Your way: Without claiming sinless perfection, the psalmist insisted that as a whole, Israel was still committed to God in heart and in conduct (our steps). They struggle with being God's special people amid divine silence; yet they continue to pray (Ps 44:24-26). The language is very strong. You can check these in your browser security settings. A Contemplation Of the sons of Korah, Our fathers have told us, the deeds You did in their days, You drove out the nations with Your hand, but them You planted, They did not gain possession of the land by their own swordbut it was Your right hand, The light of Your countenance, because You favored them, You are my King, O God; command victories for Jacob, Through You we will push down our enemies, I will not trust in my bow, nor shall my sword save me, In God we boast all day long, and praise Your name forever, You have given us up like sheep intended for food, My dishonor is continually before me, and the shame of my face has covered me, All this has come upon us; but we have not forgotten You, Our heart has not turned back, nor have our steps departed from Your way, But You have severely broken us in the place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death, Yet for Your sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter, Awake! i. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. 3. A shaking of the head among the peoples. They who are not brought into this state of humiliation by outward sufferings, should bring themselves into it by inward mortification and self-denial, by contrition and abasement, if they would put up such prayers as the Majesty of heaven will deign to accept and answer. (Horne). Selah. How (and Why) Do We Receive Power from the Holy Spirit? These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. Major Prophets You make us a reproach to our neighbors, Matthew Poole. It means that they suffered in faithfulness to God, and because of their faithfulness to God. You have given us up like sheep intended for food, If we had forgotten the name of our God: The psalmist continued to insist that Israel had remained faithful. The law of Moses had forewarned that disobedience to the covenant leads to Gods displeasure and ultimately to being defeated, despoiled, exiled, and dispersed among the nations (Deuteronomy 28:15-68). (VanGemeren). Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. As an aggravation of the present distress. But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us. This can only mean that there was no such prevailing departure from the principles of that covenant as could account for this. Some have thought it to be a psalm of the exile period or even afterwards in the days of the Maccabees. (Psalm 44:1-3) Gods victory for Israel in the days of Joshuas conquest. Hearts sins and secret sins are known to God, and must be reckoned for. A scorn and a derision to those all around us. Our body clings to the ground. If they had, God would know and there was no use in denying it (He knows the secrets of the heart). They had remembered the Lord and had not prayed to idols (stretched out our hands to a foreign god). Command victories for Jacob. The Gospels Why do You sleep, O Lord? b. This psalm is remarkable for its trust in God, its lack of confidence in self, and its . Believers resemble the moon, which emerges from her eclipse by keeping her motion, and ceases not to shine because the dogs bark at her. Arise for our help, There were other times when Israel had to fight, but their fighting would have accomplished nothing without the right hand of God on their behalf. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. Psalm 44-11 You give us over like sheep destined for food, Notice the repetition of the word You. c. They did not gain possession of the land by their own swordbut it was Your right hand: In reading the story of the conquest in the days of Joshua, there were times when Israel did nothing God alone did the work (Joshua 24:12-13). For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword, All this has come upon us; All that is here said was true at the time when, as I have supposed, the psalm was written - the closing part of the reign of Josiah, or the period immeditely following. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. 1. i. Like the preceding, it appears to belong to the time of the captivity. Through You we will push down our enemies: The prayer was prayed with faith. Push downtrample: The vivid image of Psalm 44:5 is taken from the manner of fighting common to wild horned animals, buffaloes and the like, who first prostrate their foe by their fierce charge and then trample him. (Maclaren). The Gospels Our fathers have told us, Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. a. Psalms 44:17 PREVIOUS Psalms 44:16 NEXT Psalms 44:18 Psalms 44:17 All this is come upon us Not by chance, but according to the purpose and counsel of God; not for sin, and as a punishment of it, but for Christ's sake and his Gospel; for a profession of faith in him, and for the trial of it; yet have we not forgotten thee; Hearts sins and secret sins are known to God, and must be reckoned for. Or stretched out our hands to a foreign god, You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. i. Salem Media Group. 1. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? The psalmist implied that God must now be faithful to His part of the covenant because Israel had been faithful to their part. Psalm 44 Accounted as Sheep to the Slaughter. They suffer for Gods sakeIn their fidelity to the Lord, they receive greater abuse than if they had conformed to the pagan world. (VanGemeren). d. You have saved us from our enemies: This implies thanks for past victories. Our fathers have told us, Luke-Acts see their misery and wretchedness! Click on the different category headings to find out more. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. ii. Poetical Books We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. i. He knows the secret of the heart, therefore judges of the words and actions. Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake. Several psalms are deep with a sense of personal sinfulness and contrition. Selah Psalm 44-9 But you have rejected us and made us ashamed, and you no longer go out with our armies. Psalms 44:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old . You are my God. Derek Kidner notes that Thomas Cranmers Anglican Litany (1544) put together the first and last lines of this psalm as declaration and petition. In Cranmers Litany the priest said, O god, we have heard with oure eares, and our fathers have declarid unto us the noble workes that thou dyddest in their dayes, and in the olde tyme. For He knows the secrets of the heart. He made his final appeal not on the basis of what Israel deserved, but for the sake of Gods mercy (lovingkindness). They made their mouths as it were books, wherein the noble acts of the Lord might be read to his praise, and to the drawing of their childrens hearts unto him. (Trapp). i. And are not enriched by selling them. A. Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary Poetical Books William Secker. Why do You sleep, O Lord? But we have not forgotten You, Psalm 17 - Shelter under the Shadow of His Wings. True fidelity can endure rough usage. c. My dishonor is continually before me, and the shame of my face has covered me: The psalmist was brought low, and not only because of the defeat and disgrace suffered from their enemies. Kidner observed, It was treating the prayer as a Christian inheritance, not merely an Israelite relic.. Selah: A pause comes in fitly here, when we are about to descend from the highest to the lowest key. for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. Instead the psalm leaves him with trusting God even in his pain and disappointment. For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth. III. We can't attach it to a specific time in David's life, because there are too many possible points where this connects with his general circumstances. I trow it falls out so with many of you that are professors in this generation. Better to be in the place of dragons than of deceivers. But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance, All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. They had not apostatized totally--were still God's people. This is a freedom of speech which can only be allowed to inspired men; and in their mouths it is always to be figuratively understood. (Clarke), ii. c. Arise for our help, and redeem us for Your mercies sake: The psalmist has stated Israels problem as clearly and strongly as possible. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. 15 I live in disgrace all day long, and my face is covered with shame. It was a healthy sign for the nation that her prophet-poet could testify to her uprightness before God, both in heart and act; far oftener the case would have worn quite another colour, for the tribes were all too apt to set up other gods and forsake the rock of their salvation. 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Campbell "Searchlights from the Word" (New York: Revell, 1926), Poole, Matthew "A Commentary on the Holy Bible" Volume 2 (Psalms-Malachi) (London: Banner of Truth Trust, 1968), Spurgeon, Charles Haddon "The Treasury of David: Volume 1" (Psalms 1-57) (Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson, 1988), Trapp, John "A Commentary on the Old and New Testaments" Volume 2 (Ezra to Psalms) (Eureka, California: Tanski Publications, 1997), VanGemeren, Willem A. IV. b. Your partnership makes all we do possible. i. Through thy name - Jehovah; the infinite, the omnipotent, the eternal Being; whose power none is able to resist. The psalmist implied that God must now be faithful to His part of the covenant because Israel had been faithful to their part. To file a protestation of their integrity and adherence to God notwithstanding (v. 17-22). (Psalm 44:17-19) The psalmist protests that Israel had kept faithful to God. You have cast us off and put us to shame: The psalmist now stated his great present need. Joseph Caryl. In Psalm 44 we sense the psalmist honestly (and not self-righteously) makes the case that their present distress was not due to unaddressed sin or rebellion. Our heart has not turned back, nor have our steps departed from Your way: Without claiming sinless perfection, the psalmist insisted that as a whole, Israel was still committed to God in heart and in conduct (our steps). You have given us up like sheep intended for food, No idol was set up, the ordained worship was not relinquished, God was still nationally acknowledged, and therefore the Psalmist is more earnest that the Lord should interpose. * You make us retreat: the corollary of Ps 44:3. That we may have that proper view of thy mercy which we should have, and that we may magnify it as we ought to do, redeem us. "Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons." The arresting fact is, that here is a song revealing an experience of defeat and humiliation, and consequently of suffering, for which no cause is to be found in the conduct of the sufferers. (Morgan), iii. v6 I do not believe that my bow gave me help. Verses 17-22. For I will not trust in my bow, Verse 17-19. Several psalms are deep with a sense of personal sinfulness and contrition. The psalmist did not actually believe that God was asleep, but it felt to him so. The law of Moses had forewarned that disobedience to the covenant leads to Gods displeasure and ultimately to being defeated, despoiled, exiled, and dispersed among the nations (Deuteronomy 28:15-68). (VanGemeren). The choir was to respond, O lorde, arise, help us, and delyver us for thy honour. And have scattered us among the nations. The men endured burning, beheading, crucifying, ravenous devouring of beasts, drowning in the sea, maiming and broiling of the members, goring and digging out of the eyes, mangling of the whole body; moreover, famine and imprisonment: to be short, they suffered every kind of torment for the service of God rather than they would leave the worship of God, and embrace the adoration of idols. Without developing the thought, this psalm suggests a revolutionary concept to the Old Testament man or woman of God: suffering may not be a punishment, but a battle scar, the price of loyalty in a world which is at war with God. (Kidner), iv. Johannine Writings Because You favored them. From "The Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius Pamphilus.". c. My dishonor is continually before me, and the shame of my face has covered me: The psalmist was brought low, and not only because of the defeat and disgrace suffered from their enemies. Ye have need to take heed to this, for it will ruin your souls in the end of the day. (Psalm 44:9-16) Israels defeat and crisis, and the hand of the Lord in it. And covered us with the shadow of death. i. We mentioned our sincerity and constancy in thy worship only as an argument to move thee to pity, and not as a ground of our trust and confidence, or as if we merited deliverance by it; but that we expect and implore only upon the account of thine own free and rich mercy. (Poole), (c) 2020 The Enduring Word Bible Commentary by David Guzik ewm@enduringword.com. We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us, The deeds You did in their days, In days of old: You drove out the nations with Your hand, But them You planted; Through You we will push down our enemies; You can also change some of your preferences. Minor Prophets place of dragons --desolate, barren, rocky wilderness ( Psa 63:10 Isa 13:22 ), The Old Testament It was more important to have the face and favor of God for them. What Does a Wife of Noble Character Look Like? In God we will boast all the time, and we will praise your name forever. John 3:16, Jesus faith love), Select a Beginning Point 1. But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies. I do not think that my *sword won (the fight). vi. Historical Books You drove out the nations with Your hand, These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. Do not cast us off forever: The psalmist had the depth of relationship with God to speak this freely, and God had the love and grace to not only hear it, but also to record such a prayer in His word. a. When in the midst of many griefs we can still cling to God in loving obedience, it must be well with us. And the shame of my face has covered me, Do not cast us off forever. a. We might expect him to be angry with God or to lose hope. Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death. It is when Christ and the believer meet. All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. Major Prophets For Your sake are the important words. Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. But them You planted; As if we were only meant to be killed, and made on purpose to be victims; as if it were as easy and as innocent a thing to slay us as to slaughter sheep. (Spurgeon), ii. Psalm 44 speaks of the nation of Israel in a season of great defeat, calling out to God for rescue. b.Would not God search this out: This means that as far as the psalmist was concerned, in his day there was no Achan moment as in Joshua 7, where calamity came to the people of God because of hidden sin. They remembered Him and remained faithful to His covenant. i. A Contemplation Of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us, The deeds You did in their days, In days of old: You drove out the nations with Your hand, But them You planted; You afflicted the peoples, and cast them out. Not for sin but for righteousness did the saints suffer, not for falsehood but for truth, not for forsaking the Lord but for following hard after him. 19. sore broken --crushed. There was a price for that gift; it made the psalmist dissatisfied with any sense that God wasnt doing the same works in his own day. Thesesons of Korah were Levites, from the family of Kohath. We have heard with our ears, O God, But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. And have scattered us among the nations. a. "If we have forgotten the name of our God." With confidence, the psalmist anticipated the answers to his prayers as if already done. They had remembered the Lord and had not prayed to idols (stretched out our hands to a foreign god). Luke-Acts Changes will take effect once you reload the page. The great victories of God for Israel, in the past and present. You have given us up like sheep intended for food: The psalmist understood that for Israel, as a covenant nation, victory or defeat was in the hand of the LORD. Notice the repetition of the word You. (Psalm 44:20-22) Israels obedience answered with defeat. If we had forgotten the name of our God: The psalmist continued to insist that Israel had remained faithful. see their misery and wretchedness! And You do not go out with our armies. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. b. in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. The arresting fact is, that here is a song revealing an experience of defeat and humiliation, and consequently of suffering, for which no cause is to be found in the conduct of the sufferers. (Morgan), iii. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Prophets Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; as if she had said, These afflictions have been strong temptations upon us to cause us to decline from thy ways, but through grace we have kept our ground and remained constant in thy covenant, yea, though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death. 4. - In this third stanza the psalmist strongly emphasizes his complaint by maintaining that the calamities from which they are suffering have not come upon the people through any fault of their own, or been in any way provoked or deserved He is, perhaps, over-confident; but we cannot doubt that he is . Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Amos 1:6, 9), and such a psalm as the Davidic Psalm 60 (with strong similarities to the present one) is a reminder that defeat was not unknown in the reigns of loyal kings. (Kidner). The psalmist didnt speak as if God had done nothing like this before in his own generation. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. Stretched out our hands to a foreign god: It was customary among the ancients, while praying, to stretch out their hands towards the heavens, or the image they were worshipping, as if they expected to receive the favour they were asking. (Clarke). And redeem us for Your mercies sake. The title here is the same as that in Psalm 42:1-11 (note); which see. This feeling or sense was powerfully captured when Jesus slept in the boat on the stormy Sea of Galilee. But You have saved us from our enemies, You are my King, O God; command victories for Jacob: The psalmist received a gift from his fathers telling of Gods great work in the past. Arise for our help, The key to prevailing over their enemies was to first prevail with God. For thy mercies' sake - lemaan chasdecha, On account of thy mercy. Such sufferings are part of the high and holy privilege of fellowship with God. (Morgan). Why do You hide Your face, i. To own with thankfulness, to the glory of God, the great things God has done for their fathers (v. 1-8). CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist. No longer are we to hear Miriams timbrel, but rather Rachels weeping. (Spurgeon). Our fathers have told us, the deeds You did in their days: The psalmist received a special legacy from his fathers, from their elder generation. i. Arise for our help: A short, but sweet and comprehensive prayer, much to the point, clear, simple, urgent, as all prayers should be. (Spurgeon), ii. See the Verse by Verse toolsbelow to help you find older commentaries and sermons. of Psalms 44:1-26. Broken us: Better to be broken by God than from God. a. (Psalm 44:23-26) A plea and a hopeful prayer for help. Stretching out the hands was the symbol of adoration or of entreaty in prayer; this they had not offered to any of the idols of the heathen. And have put to shame those who hated us. c. They did not gain possession of the land by their own swordbut it was Your right hand: In reading the story of the conquest in the days of Joshua, there were times when Israel did nothing God alone did the work (Joshua 24:12-13). With confidence, the psalmist anticipated the answers to his prayers as if already done. Our body clings to the ground. The faithful soul holding fast his integrity. 17 All this came upon us, though we had not forgotten you; we had not been false to your covenant. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. How (and Why) Do We Receive Power from the Holy Spirit? Awake! (Psalm 44:4-8) Confident prayer for Gods victory for Israel in the psalmists own day. Nor have our steps departed from Your way; Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. A shaking of the head among the peoples. We have not violated your covenant. Neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant - We have not been unfaithful to thy covenant; to the covenant which thou didst make with our fathers; to the commandments which thou hast given us. But now God has abandoned Israel to defeat and humiliation (Ps 44:10-17), though the people are not conscious of any sin against the covenant (Ps 44:18-23). Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Because of your name, we beat those that fought us. Eusebius, narrating the cruelties inflicted upon the Christians by the Eastern tyrant, Maximinus, says: "He prevailed against all sorts of people, the Christians only excepted, who contemned death and despised his tyranny. CONCLUSION: The tokens of God's displeasure are more grievous to those who have been lo. Literally "We will toss them in the air with our horn;" a metaphor taken from an ox or bull tossing the dogs into the air which attack him. Intro duction. For our soul is bowed down to the dust; i. Reproaches and reviles: It seems that from mocking the people of God, the adversaries advanced to reviling God himself, they proceeded from persecution to the sin which is next of kin, namely blasphemy. (Spurgeon). As with Psalm 42, this psalm is titledTo the Chief Musician. Shall we cease to be professors because others will not cease to be persecutors? i. Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves. of Scripture. For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword, Those fathers were careful to tell them what God did in generations past. The title of this psalm is simply A Prayer of David. All this is come upon us; yet have we not, All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. The trial, truth, and triumph of the godly. c. 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