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Commentaries on Psalms 44:8

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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 44 To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. It is not certain who was the writer of this psalm, nor when it was written, and to what time it belongs: some have thought it was composed by one of the Babylonish captivity, and that it gives an account of the church and people of God in those times; but what is said in Psalms 44:17 does not seem to agree with...

John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

In God we boast all the day long,.... Or, as the Targum, "in the word of the Lord", in Christ, who is God over all, and who of God is made to his church and people wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption; so that there is always matter of glorying and boasting in him; and praise thy name for ever and ever; in this world, as long as life continues; and in the other world to all...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

We are not told either who was the penmen of this psalm or when and upon what occasion it was penned, upon a melancholy occasion, we are sure, not so much to the penman himself (then we could have found occasions enough for it in the history of David and his afflictions), but to the church of God in general; and therefore, if we suppose it penned by David, yet we must attribute it purely to the...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us. In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah. This exposition consisted of readings from Psa_44:1-8; and Psalms 45.