Psalms 44:19
Though thou hast severely broke us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shades of death.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
In Context
18Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;
20If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
Cross References
Job 10:21Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness, and the shades of death;
Job 30:29I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.
Psalms 38:8I am feeble and grievously broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
Psalms 60:1To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
Isaiah 27:1In that day the LORD with his keen and great and strong sword will punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he will slay the dragon that is in the sea.
Isaiah 35:7And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
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 →