But thou hast cast off – The author of the psalm now begins to describe the nation's existing circumstances. These circumstances ar…

Nevertheless you have abhorred us. Here follows a complaint, in which they lament their present miseries and extreme calamity. This descri…

But you have cast off This, with what follows to (Psalms 44:17) , describe the desolate and afflicted state o…

The believer must have times of temptation, affliction, and discouragement; the church must have seasons of persecution. At such times the people o…

1. Previously, the psalmist demonstrated his desire for God; here he proceeds to pray against the affliction of the entire people.

The…