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Scriptural Text [& Editorial]
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Commentary & Explanation
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Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
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CHAPTER 44
Saints praise the Lord and boast in his name forever—They are
persecuted, maligned, counted as sheep for the slaughter.
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To the chief Musician, for the sons of Korah, Maschil.
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1 WE have heard with our
ears, O God, our afathers have btold us,
what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
2 How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.
3 For they got not the aland
in possession by their own bsword, neither did their own
arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy
countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
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4 Thou art my aKing, O God:
command deliverances for Jacob.
5 Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
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6 For I will not atrust in my
bow, neither shall my sword save me.
7 But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.
8 In God we aboast all the
day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.
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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 ascattered us among the
heathena.
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11a scattered us among the
heathen This is obviously based upon some prophecy yet to be
fulfilled, perhaps as spoken by Moses (Deut. 4:27) even before the children
of Israel came into the promised land. That 'Israel' knew that they would
eventually be 'scattered' is evident though at this date it was yet likely in
the future. And the fact that the Lord would also at some time gather them
back is also evident here as the Lord will redeem Israel and restore them to
their place before him.
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12 Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.
13 Thou makest us a
areproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a
bderision to them that are round about us.
14 Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.
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15 My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
17 All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
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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 adragons, and covered us with the
bshadow of death.
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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
aknoweth the secrets of the heart.
22 Yea, for thy sake are we
akilled all the day long; we are counted as
bsheep for the slaughter.
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23 Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.
24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
25 For our soul is bowed down to the
adust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
26 Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake.
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