Psalms 44:22
Surely, for thy sake, have we been slain all the day, We have been accounted as sheep for slaughter.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
In Context
21Would not, God, have searched into this, Seeing that, he, knoweth the secrets of the heart?
23Awake thou! wherefore shouldst thou sleep, O Lord? Bestir thee! do not reject us altogether!
Cross References
Joshua 22:22El-Elohim-Yahweh, El-Elohim-Yahweh, he knoweth, and, Israel, he, shall know,—if in rebellion, or if in treachery, against Yahweh, do not save us this day:
1 Kings 19:10And he said—Very jealous, have I been, for Yahweh, God of hosts, because the sons of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thine altars, have they thrown down, thy prophets, also have they slain with the sword,—and, I alone, am left, and they have sought my life, to take it.
Psalms 79:2They have given, The dead bodies of thy servants, As food for the birds of the heavens, The flesh of thy men of lovingkindness, Unto the wild beast of the earth:
Psalms 139:2Thou, hast observed my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou hast given heed to my desire, from afar:
Jeremiah 17:10I—Yahweh, Searching the heart, Testing the affections; And giving to every man According to his way, According to the fruit of his doings.
John 15:21But, all these things, will they do unto you, on account of my name, because they know not him that sent me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 44:18-26
Israel's Appeal to God. 17 All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. 18 Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; 19 Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death. 20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; 21 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. 22 Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the… Read the whole commentary →