Psalms 44:14

14 Thou makest us a byword among the Gentiles, a shaking of the head among the people.

Psalms 44:14 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 44:14

Thou makest us a byword among the Heathen
Among the Papists, as the Jews were among the Gentiles, ( Deuteronomy 28:37 ) ( Jeremiah 24:9 ) ; calling them schismatics, heretics, fanatics, and what not? a shaking of the head among the people;
by way of indignation, scorn, and contempt; see ( Psalms 22:7 ) ( 109:25 ) .

Psalms 44:14 In-Context

12 Thou hast sold thy people for nothing and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.

13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to those that are round about us.

14 Thou makest us a byword among the Gentiles, a shaking of the head among the people.

15 My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face has covered me,

16 for the voice of him that reproaches and blasphemes by reason of the enemy and of the avenger.