Psalms 44:14

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

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 You sell Your people for nothing; no profit do You gain from their sale.

13 You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to 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 voice of the scorner and reviler, because of the enemy, bent on revenge.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally a shaking of the head