PA479 Psalm 44:1-26 mp3

In this message, we consider Psalm 44, a psalm for the sons of Korah. Rotherham suggests the occasion for this psalm was the war of Israel under David against Syria and Moab, when the Edomites in the south took occasion to invade Judah while the army of Israel was occupied elsewhere. Israel had suffered a disheartening defeat, and God appeared to have abandoned them. They had heard God’s promises of the past and the mighty help He had given them against the Canaanites, yet now He appeared to have cast them off and shamed them, though they had not abandoned Him. How could this be? The Psalmist considers this theme.