Psalm 44:5-8 Through you will we push down our enemies: through your name will we tread them under that rise up against us.… 1. The believer may promise to himself whatsoever God hath promised unto him; hath God promised to give His own people the victory over their enemies? then the believer may promise to himself he shall overcome his persecutors, and through God's strength be more than a conqueror over them; "Through Thee will we push down our enemies." If the enemy make head against them after a defeat, the believer may say, "Through Thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us." 2. The less confidence we have in ourselves or in anything beside God, the more evidence have we of the sincerity of our faith in God: "For I will not trust in my bow," etc. 3. It is a proof of sincerity of faith to give God as much credit for time to come, as He hath gained to Himself, by the evidencing of His truth in time bygone. 4. Whosoever doth hate the Lord's people shall be forced to think shame of their enmity one day; "Thou hast put them to shame that hated us." 5. The glory which we give to God in prosperity we should give Him the same in our adversity; change of times and dispensations should not change His glory, nor our confidence in Him. Though the Church be under foot of men, the Church's God is above all. "In God will we boast," etc. (D. Dickson.) Parallel Verses KJV: Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. |
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