Psalms 44:16
\44:15\My downfall is ever before me, and I am covered with the shame of my face;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
In Context
Cross References
Job 10:15That, if I was an evil-doer, the curse would come on me; and if I was upright, my head would not be lifted up, being full of shame and overcome with trouble.
Psalms 74:10O God, how long will those who are against us say cruel things? will the hater go on looking down on your name for ever?
Psalms 74:22Up! O God, be the judge of your cause; keep in mind the bitter things which the man of evil behaviour says against you every day.
Isaiah 37:3And they said to him, Hezekiah says, This day is a day of trouble and punishment and shame: for the children are ready to come to birth, but there is no strength to give birth to them.
Isaiah 37:23Against whom have you said evil and bitter things? and against whom has your voice been loud and your eyes lifted up? even against the Holy One of Israel.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 44:10-17
Afflicted Condition of Israel. 9 But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies. 10 Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves. 11 Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen. 12 Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price. 13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us. 14 Thou makest us a byword… Read the whole commentary →