Psalms 44:16 · KJV
“For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.”
— Psalms 44:16
My confusion {is} continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
Psalms 44 — Context
Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.
15My confusion {is} continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
16For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
17All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
18Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; {steps: or, goings}
Cross References
Psalms 8:2
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. {ordained: Heb. founded}
Psalms 74:10
O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
Psalms 74:18
Remember this, {that} the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and {that} the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
Psalms 74:22-23
Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
Isaiah 37:3-4
And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day {is} a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and {there is} not strength to bring forth. {blasphemy: or, provocation}
Isaiah 37:23-24
Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted {thy} voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? {even} against the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 37:17
Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.
Psalms 79:12
And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.