at the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.
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at the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.
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For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
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(44-17) For the voice of him that taunteth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the revengeful.
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Passages linked to Psalms 44:16 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 8:2 From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.
- Psalms 74:10 How long, God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme your name forever?
- Psalms 74:18 Remember this, that the enemy has mocked you, Yahweh. Foolish people have blasphemed your name.
- Psalms 74:22-23 Arise, God! Plead your own cause. Remember how the foolish man mocks you all day. Don’t forget the voice of your adversaries. The tumult of those who rise up against you ascends continually.
- Psalms 79:12 Pay back to our neighbors seven times into their bosom their reproach with which they have reproached you, Lord.
- Isaiah 37:3-4 They said to him, “Hezekiah says, ‘Today is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of rejection; for the children have come to the birth, and there is no strength to give birth. It may be Yahweh your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to defy the living God, and will rebuke the words which Yahweh your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.’ ”
- Isaiah 37:17 Turn your ear, Yahweh, and hear. Open your eyes, Yahweh, and behold. Hear all of the words of Sennacherib, who has sent to defy the living God.
- Isaiah 37:23-24 Whom have you defied and blasphemed? Against whom have you exalted your voice and lifted up your eyes on high? Against the Holy One of Israel. By your servants, you have defied the Lord, and have said, “With the multitude of my chariots I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon. I will cut down its tall cedars and its choice cypress trees. I will enter into its farthest height, the forest of its fruitful field.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Meaning, the proud and cruel tyrant.
Meaning, the proud and cruel tyrant.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 44:16 For the voice of him that reproacheth…
Psa 44:16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
Ver. 16. For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth] Reproacheth religion, blasphemeth God and his people, as if he eared not what became of them; and his dispensation seemeth to say as much: this reflecteth upon the saints, and maketh them cry out -
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- Pudet haec opprobria nobis,
Et dici potuisse, et non potuisse refelli.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain That reproacheth and blasphemeth; that doth not only reproach…
That reproacheth and blasphemeth; that doth not only reproach me, which I could better bear; but blaspheme God and our religion for our sakes, which is intolerable to me.
The enemy and avenger; who executeth both God’s and his own vengeance upon me, persecuting me with a despiteful hatred, and with great cruelty.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain For the voice, of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth,....…
For the voice, of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth,.... That is, antichrist, to whom a mouth speaking blasphemies has been given, and which he has opened in blasphemy against God, attributing that to himself which belongs to God; blaspheming his name, his tabernacle, and them that well in heaven; see Rev 13:5;
by reason of the enemy and avenger; which are very proper characters of antichrist, who is the enemy of Christ and of his people, and breathes out vengeance against them; as the same titles are also given to the Scribes and Pharisees, the implacable enemies of Christ, Psa 8:2.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Avenger - Who executeth both God's and his own…
Avenger - Who executeth both God's and his own vengeance upon me.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain For the voice of him ... - That is,…
For the voice of him ... - That is, Because I hear the voice of him that reproaches and blasphemes. The word rendered blasphemeth, means properly to use cutting words; then, to reproach or revile. It may be applied either to people or to God. In the former case, it means reproach or reviling; in the latter, blasphemy in the usual sense of that term, denoting reproachful words concerning God. The word may be used here in both these senses, as it is evident that not only were the people the subject of reproach, but that God was also.
By reason of the enemy - That is, the foreign enemies, or those who had invaded the land.
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And avenger - Of him who had come to take vengeance. Here the word refers to the foreign enemies of the nation, and to the spirit by which they were actuated; their purposes to avenge themselves of what they regarded as wrongs, or take vengeance on a nation which they had long hated. Compare the notes at Psa 8:2.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Its cause, the taunts and presence of malignant enemies…
Its cause, the taunts and presence of malignant enemies (Psa 8:2).
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 16. For the voice of him that reproacheth and…
16. For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth] The word reproach is frequently used of a heathen enemy’s scornful defiance or mocking derision of Israel and Israelites, and by consequence of Israel’s God, as though He were unable or unwilling to defend His people (Psa_42:10; Psa_74:10; Psa_74:18; Psa_74:22; Psa_79:4; Psa_79:12; 1Sa_17:10 ff.); but the two words are found in combination elsewhere only of Sennacherib’s blasphemous defiance (Isa_37:6; Isa_37:23 = 2Ki_19:6; 2Ki_19:22).
by reason of] Render for the looks of, or, for the presence of, as a better parallelism to for the voice of. Isaiah alludes to the terror inspired by the grim looks of the Assyrian invaders (Psa_33:19); and for voice cp. Isa_37:23; Nah_2:13.
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the enemy and the avenger] Cp. Psa_8:2. The Heb. word for avenger suggests the idea of one who is taking a selfish vengeance, usurping, in his own interests, a function which belongs to God alone (Deu_32:35).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain For the voice of him that re-proacheth and blasphemeth.…
For the voice of him that re-proacheth and blasphemeth. The reproaches of the heathen were most commonly "blasphemies," since they consisted very mainly of contemptuous expressions against the God of Israel. (see the comment on ver. 13; and comp. Isa_37:3, Isa_37:23) By reason of the enemy and avenger. The persons by whom the blasphemous reproaches were uttered Israel"s enemies bent on avenging former losses and defeats.
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 16. For the voice of him that reproacheth…
Ver. 16. For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth. It seems that from mocking the people of God, the adversaries advanced to reviling God himself, they proceeded from persecution to the sin which is next of kin, namely blasphemy. By reason of the enemy and avenger. The enemy boasted of avenging the defeats of their forefathers; they took revenge for the ancient victories of Israel, by insulting over the now fallen people. Here was a sad plight for a nation to be placed in, but it was by no means a hopeless case, for the Lord who brought all this evil upon them could with equal ease release them from it. So long as Israel looked alone to her God, and not to her own arm, no foe could retain her beneath his foot; she must arise, for God was on her side.
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