Psalm 44:16

Translations

Modern

…at the voice of the scorner and reviler, because of the enemy, bent on revenge.

Traditional

For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.

Literal

…at the voice of a reproacher and reviler, from the face of the enemy and avenger.

Latin

…a voce exprobrantis et obloquentis, a facie inimici et persequentis.

Original

Hebrew

English

…at the voice of the scorner and reviler, because of the enemy, bent on revenge.

Notes

Psalms 44:9–16

The people have experienced defeat (Psalm 44:9–12), so they understand suffering and shame (44:13–16).

Psalms 44:1–26

This national lament after a defeat in battle continues the tone of the previous two psalms. It reflects on an unspecified moment in Israel's history and calls on God for salvation. The people:

recite God's past acts of rescue (Psalm 44:1–3),
recognize God's power to save (Psalm 44:4–8),
describe their humiliation in exile (Psalm 44:9–16),
claim their innocence and lament the injustice of their current situation (Psalm 44:17–22), and
cry for vindication (Psalm 44:23–26).

Theme notes and profiles

Complaints

Related verses

Psalm 8:2
From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.
Psalm 74:18
Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name.
Psalm 74:22–23
Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.
Psalm 74:10
How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever?
Isaiah 37:3–4
…to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them.
Isaiah 37:23–24
Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
Isaiah 37:17
Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to all the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God.
Psalm 79:12
Pay back into the laps of our neighbors sevenfold the reproach they hurled at You, O Lord.

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