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 age, but
the conditions indicated in the Ps. may be found also at an earlier
date, such as the time o... [ Continue Reading ]
HEATHEN] EV 'nations.' PEOPLE] RV 'peoples,' the inhabitants of
Canaan. So in Psalms 44:11; Psalms 44:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
SELAH] see on Psalms 3:4.
11, 12. Some are slain, and others sold into captivity.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR NOUGHT, etc.] God does not gain by such transactions. His name and
cause are rather discredited.
13, 14. See the speech of Rabshakeh (2 Kings 18:27).... [ Continue Reading ]
PLACE OF DRAGONS] RV 'place of jackals,' a desert, to which condition
the country had been reduced. SHADOW OF DEATH] deep darkness and
gloom.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHY SLEEPEST THOU?] an expression of startling boldness, yet the
prayer of Psalms 44:26 shows that its daring springs not from unbelief
but from faith.... [ Continue Reading ]