Geneva Bible Notes: Psalms 44

Psalms 44:1 ^a This Psalme semeth to haue bene made by some excellent Prophet for the vse of the people, when the Church was in extreme miserie, ether at their returne from Babylon, or vnder Antiochus, or in suche like affliction.

Psalms 44:1 ^! The faithful remember the great mercie of God toward his people.

Psalms 44:2 ^e That is, our fathers.

Psalms 44:2 ^d Of Canaan.

Psalms 44:2 ^b That is, the Canaanites.

Psalms 44:2 ^c To wit, our fathers.

Psalms 44:3 ^f Gods fre mercie & loue is the onelie fountaine & beginning of the Church, {Deut. 4,37}.

Psalms 44:4 ^g Because you art our King, therefore deliuer thy people from their miserie.

Psalms 44:5 ^h Because thei & their forefathers made bothe one Church thei applie that to themselues, which before thei did attribute to their fathers.

Psalms 44:9 ⁱ As thei confessed before, that their strength came of God, so now thei acknowledge that this affliction came by his just judgement.

Psalms 44:9 ^! After, thei complaine, because thei fele it no more.

Psalms 44:10 ^/ Or, at their pleasure.

Psalms 44:11 ^k Knowing God to be autor of this calamitie, they murmure not, but seke remedie at his hands, who wounded them.

Psalms 44:12 ^l As sclaues which are solde for a low price, nether lokest you for him that offreth moste, but takest the first chapman.

Psalms 44:15 ^m I dare not lift vp mine head for shame.

Psalms 44:16 ⁿ Meaning, the proude and cruel tyrant.

Psalms 44:17 ^o Thei boaste not of their vertues, but declare that thei rest vpon God in the middes of their afflictions: who punished not now their sinnes, but by hard afflictions called them to the consideration of the heauenlie joyes.

Psalms 44:17 ^! Also thei alledge the couenant made with Abraham, for the keping whereof thei shewe what grieuous things thei suffred.

Psalms 44:19 ^/ Or, whales: meaning the bottomles seas of tentations, here we se the power of faith, which can be ouercome by no perile.

Psalms 44:20 ^p Thei shewe that thei honored God aright because thei trusted in him alone.

Psalms 44:21 ^q Thei take God to witnes that thei were vp right to himward.

Psalms 44:22 ^! The faithful make this their comfort, that the wicked punish them not for sinnes, but for Gods cause, {Mat. 5,10},{1 Pet. 4,14}.

Psalms 44:23 ^! Finally they praie vnto God not to contemne their afflictions, seing the same redoundeth to the contempt of his honour.

Psalms 44:25 ^s There is not hope of recouerie, except thou put to thine hande & raise vs vp.

Psalms 44:26 ^t Which is the onelie & sufficient ransom to deliuer bothe bodie and soule from all kinde of sclauerie & miserie.