Psalms 44:16
Because of the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the avenger.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
In Context
15All the day my confusion is before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
Cross References
Job 10:15If I were wicked, woe unto me! and righteous, I will not lift up my head, being [so] full of shame, and beholding mine affliction;
Psalms 74:10How long, O God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy contemn thy name for ever?
Psalms 74:22Rise up, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee all the day;
Isaiah 37:3And they said to him, Thus says Hezekiah: This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of reviling; for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
Isaiah 37:23Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted the voice? Against the Holy One of Israel hast thou lifted up thine eyes on high.
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 →