Self-interpreting Bible
Psalms 44
1The church calling to mind former favours, 9complaineth of present evils: 17professing her integrity, 23she fervently prayeth for succour.
0 To the chief Musician for athe sons of Korah, Maschil.
- a: Psalms 42
1 WE bhave heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
2 How cthou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.
- c: Ex. 15:17 , Ps. 78:55 , Ps. 80:8 - 11 , Ps. 105:44 , Ps. 135:10 - 12 , Jos. 3:10 , Joshua 6 - 21 , Je. 2:21 , Ne. 9:22 - 25
3 For dthey got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and ethe light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
- d: De. 8:17 , De. 9:3 - 6 , De. 7:7 , De. 7:8 , De. 4:37 , De. 4:38 , Jos. 24:12 , Ho. 1:7 , Zec. 4:6 , Ex. 23:27 - 31 , Ex. 34:11
- e: Ps. 89:15
4 Thou fart my King, O God: gcommand deliverances for Jacob.
5 hThrough thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we itread them under that rise up against us.
- h: Ps. 18:32 - 45 , Ps. 118:5 - 14 , Ps. 144:1 , Ps. 144:2 , Ro. 8:31 , Ro. 16:20 , Phi. 4:13 , Is. 41:14 - 16 , De. 33:17 , De. 33:27 , Mal. 4:3
- i: Ps. 60:12
6 For jI will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
- j: Ps. 33:16 , Ps. 20:7 , Ho. 14:3 , Ho. 1:7 , 1Sa. 17:47
7 But kthou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.
- k: Judges 3 - 11 , Judges 15 , Judges 16 , Joshua 6 - 12 , 1 Samuel 7 , 1 Samuel 14 , 1 Samuel 17 , 2 Samuel 3 , 2 Samuel 5 , 2 Samuel 8 , 2 Samuel 10 , Ps. 132:18
8 In lGod we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.
9 But mthou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.
- m: Ps. 60:1 , Ps. 60:10 , Ps. 74:1 , Ps. 89:38 - 45 , La. 3:31 , La. 3:32 , Le. 26:15 - 17 , Is. 59:2
10 Thou nmakest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
- n: De. 28:25 , De. 28:64 , 1 Samuel 31 , 2 Kings 10 - 17 , 2 Kings 24 , 2 Kings 25
11 Thou ohast given us 1like sheep appointed for meat; and hast pscattered us among the heathen.
- o: Ro. 8:36 , Zec. 11:4 , Zec. 11:7
- 1: Heb. as sheep of meat.
- p: Le. 26:33 , Ps. 106:27
12 Thou qsellest thy people 2for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.
13 Thou rmakest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
14 Thou smakest us a *byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.
- s: Je. 24:9 , Ps. 22:7 , Ps. 109:25
- *: byword-object of scorn or derision.
15 My tconfusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
- t: Jos. 7:7 - 9 , 2Ki. 19:2 - 4 , 2Ki. 19:14 - 21 , Je. 3:25 , Je. 51:51
16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; uby reason of the enemy and avenger.
17 All vthis is come upon us; yet have we not wforgotten thee, neither have we xdealt falsely in thy covenant.
18 Our yheart is not turned back, neither have our 3steps *declined from thy way;
19 Though zthou hast *sore broken us in athe place of *dragons, and covered us with bthe shadow of death.
- z: Ps. 60:1 - 3 , 1 Samuel 31
- *: sore-very severely. , dragons-jackals.
- a: Is. 34:13 , Is. 35:7
- b: Ps. 23:4 , Job 3:5 , Ps. 44:25
20 If cwe have dforgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to ea strange god;
- c: Job 31 , Ps. 7:3 - 5
- d: Ju. 2:11 - 13 , Je. 2:13 , Je. 2:32 , Job 31:26 - 28 , Ex. 9:29 , 1Ki. 8:22 , Job 11:13 , Ps. 68:31
- e: Ps. 81:9
21 Shall fnot God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
22 Yea, gfor thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
- g: Ro. 8:36 , Phi. 2:17 , Phi. 2:30 , Ac. 21:13 , Ac. 20:24 , 1Co. 15:31 , 1Co. 4:13 , 2Co. 4:10 - 12
23 Awake, hwhy sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.
24 Wherefore ihidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
- i: Ps. 10:1 , Ps. 13:1 - 4 , Ps. 74:1 , Is. 49:14
25 For jour soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
- j: Ps. 119:25 , Ps. 66:11 , Ps. 66:12 , Ps. 22:16 , Is. 51:23 , Eze. 37:11