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PSALM 44

ISRAEL'S PAST GLORY (44:1-8)

The power of God (44:1-3)

The Lord led his people (44:1-3).

He drove the Canaanites from the land (44:1-2).

He directed the Israelites into the land (44:2-3).

The Lord loved his people (44:3):

The praise to God (44:4-8):

ISRAEL'S PRESENT GRIEF (44:9-26)

Their pain (44:9-22)

Israel's physical suffering (44:10-12, 22)

They are defeated and plundered by their enemies (44:10).

They are slaughtered like sheep (44:11, 22).

They are sold and scattered among the nations (44:11-12):

Israel's psychological suffering (44:9, 13-16)

They feel rejected by God (44:9):

They are mocked by their neighbors (44:13-16).

Their perplexity (44:17-22):

Their petition (44:23-26):