Psalms 44:1

To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah Maschil.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

In Context

2\44:1\It has come to our ears, O God, our fathers have given us the story, of the works which you did in their days, in the old times,

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Cross References

Exodus 13:14And when your son says to you in time to come, What is the reason for this? say to him, By the strength of his hand the Lord took us out of Egypt, out of the prison-house:

Numbers 21:27So the makers of wise sayings say, Come to Heshbon, building up the town of Sihon and making it strong:

Judges 6:13Then Gideon said to him, O my lord, if the Lord is with us why has all this come on us? And where are all his works of power, of which our fathers have given us word, saying, Did not the Lord take us out of Egypt? But now he has given us up, handing us over to the power of Midian.

Job 15:17Take note and give ear to my words; and I will say what I have seen:

Psalms 42:1To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of the sons of Korah.

Psalms 77:5\77:4\You keep my eyes from sleep; I am so troubled that no words come.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 44:1

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 so much to the penman himself (then we could have found occasions enough for it in the history of David and his afflictions), but to the church of God in general; and therefore, if we suppose it penned by David, yet we must attribute it purely to the Spirit of prophecy, and must conclude that the Spirit (whatever he himself had) had in view the captivity of Babylon, or… Read the whole commentary →

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