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Text -- Psalms 44:4 (NET)

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44:4 You are my king, O God! Decree Jacob’s deliverance!
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Names, People and Places:
 · Jacob the second so of a pair of twins born to Isaac and Rebeccaa; ancestor of the 12 tribes of Israel,the nation of Israel,a person, male,son of Isaac; Israel the man and nation


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Psalms | PSALMS, BOOK OF | PROVIDENCE, 1 | PEOPLE | Music | God | Afflictions and Adversities | more
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TSK Synopsis , MHCC , Matthew Henry , Keil-Delitzsch , Constable

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Wesley: Psa 44:4 - -- The whole people speak as one man, being united in one body.

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

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 - -- 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 - -- 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 הוא , hu, imports as much as if the prophet had put together a long series of the benefits of God after the first deliverance; so that it might appear, that God, who had once been the deliverer of his people, did not show himself otherwise towards their posterity: unless, perhaps, it might be considered as emphatic, and employed for the purpose of asserting the thing stated the more strongly, namely, that the faithful praise God alone as the guardian of their welfare to the exclusion of all others, and the renunciation of aid from any other quarter. Hence they also present the prayer, that God would ordain and send forth new deliverances to his people; for, as he has in his power innumerable means of preservation and deliverance, he is said to appoint and send forth deliverances as his messengers wherever it seems good to him.

TSK: Psa 44:4 - -- my king : Psa 74:12, Psa 89:18, Psa 149:2; Isa 33:22 command : Psa 42:8; Mar 1:25, Mar 1:26, Mar 1:31, Mar 1:41, Mar 9:25

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

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 - -- 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. Comma...

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 - -- 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 - -- 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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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 44:4 That is, Israel. See Pss 14:7; 22:23.

Geneva Bible: Psa 44:4 Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for ( g ) Jacob. ( g ) Because you are our king, therefore deliver your people from their misery.

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

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 - --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 - -- 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 - -- (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...

Constable: Psa 44:1-7 - --1. The reason for Israel's present trust in the Lord 44:1-8 The psalmist recalled God's past faithfulness to Israel's forefathers and affirmed the nat...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: Psalms (Book Introduction) The Hebrew title of this book is Tehilim ("praises" or "hymns"), for a leading feature in its contents is praise, though the word occurs in the title ...

JFB: Psalms (Outline) ALEPH. (Psa 119:1-8). This celebrated Psalm has several peculiarities. It is divided into twenty-two parts or stanzas, denoted by the twenty-two let...

TSK: Psalms (Book Introduction) The Psalms have been the general song of the universal Church; and in their praise, all the Fathers have been unanimously eloquent. Men of all nation...

TSK: Psalms 44 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Psa 44:1, The church, in memory of former favours, Psa 44:7, complains of her present evils; Psa 44:17, Professing her integrity, Psa 44:...

Poole: Psalms (Book Introduction) OF PSALMS THE ARGUMENT The divine authority of this Book of PSALMS is so certain and evident, that it was never questioned in the church; which b...

Poole: Psalms 44 (Chapter Introduction) THE ARGUMENT There is no certainty, either concerning the author or the particular occasion of this Psalm. This is evident, that it was composed wi...

MHCC: Psalms (Book Introduction) David was the penman of most of the psalms, but some evidently were composed by other writers, and the writers of some are doubtful. But all were writ...

MHCC: Psalms 44 (Chapter Introduction) A petition for succour and relief.

Matthew Henry: Psalms (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Book of Psalms We have now before us one of the choicest and most excellent parts of all the Old Te...

Matthew Henry: Psalms 44 (Chapter Introduction) We are not told either who was the penmen of this psalm or when and upon what occasion it was penned, upon a melancholy occasion, we are sure, not ...

Constable: Psalms (Book Introduction) Introduction Title The title of this book in the Hebrew Bible is Tehillim, which means...

Constable: Psalms (Outline) Outline I. Book 1: chs. 1-41 II. Book 2: chs. 42-72 III. Book 3: chs. 73...

Constable: Psalms Psalms Bibliography Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89." In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus,...

Haydock: Psalms (Book Introduction) THE BOOK OF PSALMS. INTRODUCTION. The Psalms are called by the Hebrew, Tehillim; that is, hymns of praise. The author, of a great part of ...

Gill: Psalms (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO PSALMS The title of this book may be rendered "the Book of Praises", or "Hymns"; the psalm which our Lord sung at the passover is c...

Gill: Psalms 44 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 44 To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. It is not certain who was the writer of this psalm, nor when it was ...

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