Psalms 44

Psalms 44:1

Foundations - Piety, justice, fidelity, and mercy, which are the pillars or foundations of a state or kingdom. What - The condition of all righteous men will be desperate.

Psalms 44:2

Temple - In heaven; which is mentioned as an evidence of his glorious majesty, of his sovereign power and dominion over all men and things, and of his accurate inspection into all men and their actions. Throne - Where he sits to examine all causes, and to give righteous sentence according to every man’s works. Try - He throughly discerns all men, their most inward and secret actions: and therefore he sees and will reward my innocency, notwithstanding all the calumnies of mine enemies; and withal he sees all their secret designs, and will discover and defeat them.

Psalms 44:3

Trieth - He chastens even righteous persons, yet still he loves them, and therefore will in due time deliver them. But as for the wicked, God hates them, and will severely punish them.

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Rain - Send them plentifully, swiftly, and suddenly, as rain commonly falls from heaven. Snares - Grievous plagues or judgments, which are called snares, because wicked men are often surprized with them when they least expect them. And because they cannot escape them, or get out of them; but are held fast and destroyed by them. Horrible tempests - Dreadful judgments so called, in allusion to the destruction of Sodom by these means. But this he seems to speak not so much of present calamities, as of eternal punishments. This - Is their portion, and as it were the meat and drink appointed them by God.

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Prevail - By raising and spreading evil reports concerning him. Our own - At our own disposal to speak what we please, who can control or restrain us?

Psalms 44:11

Puffeth - From him that despises him, and hopes to destroy him with a puff of breath.

Psalms 44:12

Pure - Without the least mixture of falsehood; and therefore shall infallibly be fulfilled.

Psalms 44:13

Thou shalt keep them - Thy words or promises: these thou wilt observe and keep, both now, and from this generation for ever.

Psalms 44:14

Walk - They fill all places, and go about boldly and securely.

Psalms 44:16

Walk - They fill all places, and go about boldly and securely.

Psalms 44:17

How long - Shall I be in such perplexities, not knowing what course to take?

Psalms 44:18

Lighten - Revive and comfort, and deliver me from the darkness of death, which is ready to come upon me.

Psalms 44:21

I will sing - It is a common thing for David and other prophets to speak of future deliverances as if they were already come, that so they may signify both the infallible certainty of the thing, and their firm assurance thereof.

Psalms 44:23

The fool - The wicked man. Good - That is, actions really good or pleasing to God.

Psalms 44:24

Looked - God knoweth all things without any enquiry: but he speaks after the manner of men. Upon - Upon the whole Israelitish nation, and upon all mankind for he speaks of all except his people, and the righteous ones, who are opposed to these, ver.4,5.

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Gone - From God, and from the rule which he hath given them. Filthy - Loathsome and abominable to God.

Psalms 44:26

Bread - With as little remorse, and with as much greediness. Call not - They are guilty not only of gross injustice towards men, but also of horrid impiety and contempt of God.