Psalms 44:16
On account of the voice of the scoffer and the reviler, And on account of the enemy and the avenger.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
In Context
15My ignominy is continually before me, And shame covereth my face,
17All this hath come upon us; Yet have we not forgotten thee, Nor have we been false to thy covenant.
Cross References
Job 10:15If I am wicked,—then woe unto me! Yet if righteous, I dare not lift up my head; I am full of confusion, beholding my affliction.
Psalms 74:10How long, O God! shall the adversary revile? Shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
Psalms 74:22Arise, O God! maintain thy cause! Remember how the impious revileth thee daily!
Isaiah 37:3And they said to him, Thus saith Hezekiah: This day is a day of distress, of rebuke, and of contempt; for the children have come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
Isaiah 37:23Whom hast thou reproached, and reviled, And against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, And lifted up thine eyes on high? 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 →