Psalm 44:14

14 Thou hast made us a proverb among the Gentiles, a shaking of the head among the nations.

Psalm 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 ) .

Psalm 44:14 In-Context

12 Thou hast sold thy people without price, and there was no profit by their exchange.

13 Thou hast made us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision them that are round about us.

14 Thou hast made us a proverb among the Gentiles, a shaking of the head among the nations.

15 All the day my shame is before me, and the confusion of my face has covered me,

16 because of the voice of the slanderer and reviler; because of the enemy and avenger.