Psalms 44:15
(44-16) All the day is my confusion before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
In Context
14(44-15) Thou makest us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
Cross References
1 Kings 9:7then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for My name, will I cast out of My sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a by word among all peoples;
Ezra 9:6and I said: 'O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to Thee, my God; for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our guiltiness is grown up unto the heavens.
Psalms 69:7(69-8) Because for Thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face.
Psalms 89:45(89-46) The days of his youth hast Thou shortened; Thou hast covered him with shame. Selah
Jeremiah 51:51'We are ashamed, because we have heard reproach, confusion hath covered our faces; for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the LORD'S house.'
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 →