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Psalms 44:14

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14 You have made us 1a byword among the nations, 2a laughingstock[a] among the peoples.
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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 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Psalms 44:14 In-Context

12 You have sold your people for a trifle, demanding no high price for them.
13 You have made us the taunt of our neighbors, the derision and scorn of those around us.
14 You have 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
16 at the sound of the taunter and reviler, at the sight of the enemy and the avenger.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Jeremiah 24:9; See Job 17:6
  • 2. See Job 16:4

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Hebrew a shaking of the head
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