Bible Commentaries

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 44

Verse 4

My king - The whole people speak as one man, being united in one body.


Verse 11

Scattered - Those who were not slain are carried into captivity, and dispersed in several places.


Verse 16

Avenger - Who executeth both God's and his own vengeance upon me.


Verse 17

Yet - Although we cannot excuse ourselves from many other sins, yet through thy grace we have kept ourselves from apostacy and idolatry, notwithstanding all examples and provocations.


Verse 18

Turned - From thy worship to idols.


Verse 19

Broken us - By inflicting upon us one breach after another, thou hast at last brought us to this pass. The place - A place extremely desolate, such as dragons love, Isaiah 13:21-22 , and therefore full of horror, and danger. Covered us - With deadly horrors and miseries.


Verse 22

Yea - Because we are constant in thy worship, which they abhor.


Verse 25

Our soul - Our persons. Our belly - We are not only thrown down to the earth, but we lie there like dead carcases.

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