Passage Research
Psalm 44 — Sermon Preparation
Israel recounts God's past victories but laments that God now seems to have sold his people — they have not forgotten him, yet disaster has come. Below is a research summary for Psalm 44, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
Psalm 44 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שָׁכַח | shâkach | H7911 | 3 | mislay, be oblivious |
| צַר | tsar | H6862 | 3 | narrow, tight |
| יָשַׁע | yâshaʻ | H3467 | 3 | be open, wide |
| זָנַח | zânach | H2186 | 2 | reject, forsake |
| גּוֹי | gôwy | H1471 | 3 | nation, a Gentile |
| לְאֹם | lᵉʼôm | H3816 | 2 | community |
| אָחוֹר | ʼâchôwr | H268 | 2 | hinder, behind |
How preachers through history handled this text
8 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 44, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In afflictions, we must not seek relief by any sinful compliance; but should continually meditate on the truth, purity, and knowledge of our heart-searching God. Hearts sins and secret sins are known to God, and must be reckoned for. He knows the secret of the heart, therefore judges of the words and actions. While our troubles do not drive us from our duty to God, we should not suffer them to drive us from our comfort in God. Let us take care that prosperity and ease do not render us careless and lukewarm. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 44:17–30 (Public Domain)
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