
Text -- Psalms 44:11 (NET)




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Wesley -> Psa 44:11
Wesley: Psa 44:11 - -- Those who were not slain are carried into captivity, and dispersed in several places.
Those who were not slain are carried into captivity, and dispersed in several places.
JFB -> Psa 44:11
Clarke -> Psa 44:11
Clarke: Psa 44:11 - -- And hast scattered us among the heathen - This most evidently alludes to the captivity. From the successful wars of the kings of Assyria and Chaldea...
And hast scattered us among the heathen - This most evidently alludes to the captivity. From the successful wars of the kings of Assyria and Chaldea against the kings of Israel and Judah, and the dispersion of the tribes under Tiglath-pileser, Shalmaneser, and Nebuchadnezzar, Jews have been found in every province of the east; there they settled, and there their successors may be found to the present day.
Calvin -> Psa 44:11
Calvin: Psa 44:11 - -- To the same purpose is that other comparison, (verse 11) in which they say that they were given as sheep for food 141 By this the prophet intimates...
To the same purpose is that other comparison, (verse 11) in which they say that they were given as sheep for food 141 By this the prophet intimates, that being already vanquished previous to the battle, they fell down, as it were, upon the earth before their enemies, ready to be devoured by them, 142 and not fit for any thing else than to gratify their insatiable cruelty. It ought to be observed, that when the faithful represent God as the author of their calamities, it is not in the way of murmuring against him, but that they may with greater confidence seek relief, as it were, from the same hand which smote and wounded them. It is certainly impossible that those who impute their miseries to fortune can sincerely have recourse to God, or look for help and salvation from him. If, therefore, we would expect a remedy from God for our miseries, we must believe that they befall us not by fortune or mere chance, but that they are inflicted upon us properly by his hand. Having stated that they were thus abandoned to the will of their enemies, they add, at the same time, that they were scattered among the heathen: a dispersion which was a hundred times more grievous to them than death. The whole glory and felicity of that people consisted in this, that, being united under one God and one King, they formed one body; and that such being the case, it was a sign that the curse of God lay heavy upon them to be mingled among the heathen, and scattered hither and thither like broken members.
TSK -> Psa 44:11
TSK: Psa 44:11 - -- given : Jer 12:3; Rom 8:36
like sheep appointed for meat : Heb. as sheep of meat, Psa 14:4
scattered : Psa 60:1; Deu 4:27, Deu 28:64; 2Ki 17:6; Isa 11...

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Barnes -> Psa 44:11
Barnes: Psa 44:11 - -- Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat - Margin, as in Hebrew, "as sheep of meat."That is, as sheep are killed for food, so thou hast...
Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat - Margin, as in Hebrew, "as sheep of meat."That is, as sheep are killed for food, so thou hast allowed us to be put to death.
And hast scattered us among the heathen - Among the surrounding nations. See the notes at Psa 44:2. That is, they had been discomfited in war; many had fled into surrounding countries; many had been carried away captive. All this undoubtedly occurred at the time at which I have supposed that the psalm was written - the time immediately preceding the Babylonian captivity.
Poole -> Psa 44:11
Poole: Psa 44:11 - -- Those of us who were not slain are carried into captivity, and dispersed in several places.
Those of us who were not slain are carried into captivity, and dispersed in several places.
Haydock -> Psa 44:10-11
Haydock: Psa 44:10-11 - -- Clothing. Hebrew, "in gold of Ophir." (Haydock) ---
The Church is spotless, Ephesians v. 26. The attendants of this glorious queen, are the natio...
Clothing. Hebrew, "in gold of Ophir." (Haydock) ---
The Church is spotless, Ephesians v. 26. The attendants of this glorious queen, are the nations converted, or Christian virgins. They are not the maids of Pharao's daughter, whose marriage was never commended. (Berthier) ---
House. Paganism, and the observances of the old law. (Berthier) ---
The Church, and every faithful soul, may be styled the daughter, as well as the spouse of Christ.
Gill -> Psa 44:11
Gill: Psa 44:11 - -- Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat,.... To be butchered, and then eaten as sheep are; and therefore are called "the flock of slaughter"...
Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat,.... To be butchered, and then eaten as sheep are; and therefore are called "the flock of slaughter", Zec 11:4; as the church was, not only under the ten persecutions of Rome Pagan, but through the butcheries and massacres of Rome Papal; who have worried many of Christ's sheep, have eaten their flesh and drank their blood, and have become drunken with it; it has been their meat and drink to persecute the saints of the most High;
and hast scattered us among the Heathen: the Pagan world, as the first Christians were, who were scattered up and down in the Gentile world everywhere; see 1Pe 1:1; or the Papacy, who are sometimes called Gentiles, Rev 11:2; because much of the Gentile idolatry is introduced into the Popish religion; and among these many of the true members of Christ and of his church have been carried captive and scattered; and such will be found there a little before the destruction of Babylon, and will be called out from thence; see Rev 13:10.

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TSK Synopsis -> Psa 44:1-26
TSK Synopsis: Psa 44:1-26 - --1 The church, in memory of former favours,7 complains of her present evils.17 Professing her integrity,24 she fervently prays for succour.
MHCC -> Psa 44:9-16
MHCC: Psa 44:9-16 - --The believer must have times of temptation, affliction, and discouragement; the church must have seasons of persecution. At such times the people of G...
Matthew Henry -> Psa 44:9-16
Matthew Henry: Psa 44:9-16 - -- The people of God here complain to him of the low and afflicted condition that they were now in, under the prevailing power of their enemies and opp...
Keil-Delitzsch -> Psa 44:9-12
Keil-Delitzsch: Psa 44:9-12 - --
(Heb.: 44:10-13) Just as אף signifies imo vero (Psa 58:3) when it comes after an antecedent clause that is expressly or virtually a negative, i...
Constable: Psa 42:1--72:20 - --II. Book 2: chs. 42--72
In Book 1 we saw that all the psalms except 1, 2, 10, and 33 claimed David as their writ...

Constable: Psa 44:1-26 - --Psalm 44
The writer spoke for the nation of Israel in this psalm. He lamented a national disaster, namel...
