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Psalm 44:24 KJV
Psalms · chapter 44 · verse 24
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?Psalm 44:24 · King James Version
Psalm 44:24 in context
22Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
23Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.
24Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
25For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
26Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- forgettestshâkachto mislayH7911 →
- afflictionʻŏnîydepressionH6040 →
- hidestçâtharto hide , literally or figurativelyH5641 →
- facepânîymthe faceH6440 →
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The people of God, being greatly afflicted and oppressed, here apply to him; whither else should they go? I. By way of appeal, concerning their integrity, which he only is an infallible judge of, and which he will certainly be the rewarder of. Two things they call God to witness to: - 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-26