Psalms 44:13

13 Thou hast made us the taunt of our neighbors, the derision and scorn of those about us.

Psalms 44:13 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 44:13

Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours
Which is the common lot of Christians: Christ and his apostles have given reason for the saints in all ages to expect it, and have fortified their minds to bear it patiently, yea, to esteem it an honour, and greater riches than the treasures of the antichristian Egypt; a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us;
being always represented as mean and despicable, and reckoned ignorant and accursed, and as the faith of the world, and the offscouring of all things.

Psalms 44:13 In-Context

11 Thou hast made us like sheep for slaughter, and hast scattered us among the nations.

12 Thou hast sold thy people for a trifle, demanding no high price for them.

13 Thou hast made us the taunt of our neighbors, the derision and scorn of those about us.

14 Thou hast made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.

15 All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face,