Psalms 44:17
At the voice of him that reproacheth and detracteth me : at the face of the enemy and persecutor.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
16All the day long my shame is before me : and the confusion of my face hath covered me,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:14Thy heart be lifted up, and thou remember not the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage:
Psalms 44:20For thou hast humbled us in the place of affliction : and the shadow of death hath covered us.
Psalms 78:57And they turned away, and kept not the covenant: even like their fathers they were turned aside as a crooked bow.
Jeremiah 2:32Will a virgin forget her ornament, or a bride her stomacher? but my people hath forgotten me days without number.
Ezekiel 16:59For thus saith the Lord God: I will deal with thee, as thou hast despised the oath, in breaking the covenant:
Daniel 9:13As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: and we entreated not thy face, O Lord our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and think on thy truth.
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 →