Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 44:1

"We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us, What work thou didst in their days, In the days of old." — Psalms 44:1 (ASV)

We have heard. —The glorious traditions of ancient deliverances performed by Jehovah for His people were a sacred heritage of every Hebrew. (Exodus 12:26 and following; Deuteronomy 6:20, and so on.) This, and all the historical psalms, show how closely interwoven for the Jew were patriotism and religion.