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A Painful Reversal
This verse marks a dramatic and painful shift in the psalm. After celebrating God's past victories, the psalmist now laments a present reality of defeat and dishonor. Commentators like Calvin and Barnes note the Hebrew for 'cast off' implies a feeling of being abhorred or rejected by God, highlighting the depth of the community's despair.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 44:9
18th Century
Theologian
But thou hast cast off – The author of the psalm now begins to describe the nation's existing circumstances. These circumstances ar…
John Calvin
On Psalms 44:9
16th Century
Theologian
Nevertheless you have abhorred us. Here follows a complaint, in which they lament their present miseries and extreme calamity. This descri…
John Gill
On Psalms 44:9
17th Century
Pastor
But you have cast off This, with what follows to (Psalms 44:17) , describe the desolate and afflicted state o…
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Matthew Henry
On Psalms 44:9–16
17th Century
Minister
The believer must have times of temptation, affliction, and discouragement; the church must have seasons of persecution. At such times the people o…