
Text -- Psalms 44:4 (NET)




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Wesley -> Psa 44:4
The whole people speak as one man, being united in one body.
JFB -> Psa 44:4
JFB: Psa 44:4 - -- Literally, "he who is my King," sustaining the same covenant relation as to the "fathers."
Literally, "he who is my King," sustaining the same covenant relation as to the "fathers."
Clarke -> Psa 44:4
Clarke: Psa 44:4 - -- Thou art my king - What thou wert to them, be to us. We believe in thee as they did; we have sinned and are in captivity, but we repent and turn unt...
Thou art my king - What thou wert to them, be to us. We believe in thee as they did; we have sinned and are in captivity, but we repent and turn unto thee; command, therefore, deliverances to Jacob, for we are the descendants of him in whose behalf thou hast wrought such wonders.
Calvin -> Psa 44:4
Calvin: Psa 44:4 - -- 4.Thou, even thou, art my King, O God! In this verse the faithful express still more plainly what I have already alluded to a little before, namely, ...
4.Thou, even thou, art my King, O God! In this verse the faithful express still more plainly what I have already alluded to a little before, namely, that the goodness of God was not only apparent in the deliverance of his people, but also flowed upon them in continued succession from age to age; and therefore it is said, Thou, even thou, art my King In my judgment, the demonstrative pronoun
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Barnes -> Psa 44:4
Barnes: Psa 44:4 - -- Thou art my King, O God - literally, "Thou art He, my King, O God;"that is, Thou art the same: the same King, and the same God, who didst inter...
Thou art my King, O God - literally, "Thou art He, my King, O God;"that is, Thou art the same: the same King, and the same God, who didst interpose in the time of the fathers, and thou art he whom I recognize as King, as the Sovereign Ruler of thy people. The psalmist here uses the singular number, "my King,"as expressive of his own feelings, though he doubtless means also to speak in the name of the people. It would seem not improbable from this, that the author of the psalm was the reigning monarch in the time of the troubles referred to. If not, it was evidently one who personated him, and who meant to represent his feelings. The language shows the strong confidence of the author of the psalm in God, and perhaps also is designed to express his personal responsibility at the time, and his consciousness that his only refuge in conducting the troubled affairs of the nation was God.
Command deliverances for Jacob - As if all was under His command, and He had only to give direction, and salvation would come. The word "Jacob"here is used to denote the descendants of Jacob, or the people of God. See the notes at Psa 24:6.
Poole -> Psa 44:4
Poole: Psa 44:4 - -- My King Jacob’ s or Israel’ s King, in a peculiar manner. The whole people speak like one man, as being united together in one body.
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My King Jacob’ s or Israel’ s King, in a peculiar manner. The whole people speak like one man, as being united together in one body.
Command i.e. effectually procure by thy commanding word.
Haydock -> Psa 44:4
Haydock: Psa 44:4 - -- Mighty. (Potentissime) Erasmus (Apol. con. Sutor.) complains, that he could not learn, whether this was a noun or an adverb, without consulting the ...
Mighty. (Potentissime) Erasmus (Apol. con. Sutor.) complains, that he could not learn, whether this was a noun or an adverb, without consulting the originals. (Amama)
Gill -> Psa 44:4
Gill: Psa 44:4 - -- Thou art my King, O God,.... Besides the favours God had done for his people in time past, the church takes notice of her interest in God as her King,...
Thou art my King, O God,.... Besides the favours God had done for his people in time past, the church takes notice of her interest in God as her King, who was able to protect and defend her, and to deliver her out of all her distresses, in order the more to strengthen her faith and hope in him; and, claiming her interest in him, she draws nigh to him with an holy boldness, and desires him as a King, that by a word of his (for where the word of a king is, there is power) he would
command deliverances for Jacob; not literally, but mystically understood; the spiritual Jacob, and people of God; all Israelites indeed, in whom there is no guile; meaning herself and members: the blessing desired is "deliverances", or "salvations"; so called, because the, deliverance or salvation the Lord commands grants, and works out for his people, is of different kinds, both spiritual and, temporal, and is a deliverance from various things; from sin, Satan, the present evil world, wrath to come, and all enemies; and out of various temptations and afflictions, and which follow successively one upon another; and at last it is complete and perfect.

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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 44:1-8
MHCC: Psa 44:1-8 - --Former experiences of God's power and goodness are strong supports to faith, and powerful pleas in prayer under present calamities. The many victories...
Matthew Henry -> Psa 44:1-8
Matthew Henry: Psa 44:1-8 - -- Some observe that most of the psalms that are entitled Maschil - psalms of instruction, are sorrowful psalms; for afflictions give instructions,...
Keil-Delitzsch -> Psa 44:4-8
Keil-Delitzsch: Psa 44:4-8 - --
(Heb.: 44:5-9) Out of the retrospective glance at the past, so rich in mercy springs up (Psa 44:5) the confident prayer concerning the present, bas...
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...
