Psalms 44:16

At the voice of him who reproacheth and revileth, At the face of the foe and avenger.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, is my confusion before me, And, the shame of my face, hath covered me:

17All this, hath come upon us, Yet had we not forgotten thee, Neither had we dealt falsely with thy covenant;

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Cross References

Job 10:15If I have been lawless, alas for me! Or, if I am righteous, I will not lift up my head, Surfeited with shame, look thou then on my humiliation.

Psalms 74:10How long, O God, shall the adversary, reproach? Shall the enemy revile thy Name perpetually?

Psalms 74:22Arise! O God, plead thine own cause, Remember the reproach of thee, from the impious one, all the day:

Isaiah 37:3and they said unto him, Thus, saith Hezekiah, A day of distress and rebuke and reviling, is this day,—For children are come to the birth, and, strength, is there none to bring forth.

Isaiah 37:23Whom, hast thou reproached and insulted? And, against whom, hast thou lifted high thy voice? Yea thou hast proudly raised thine eyes, 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 →

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