Psalm 44
This is another Psalm of the Sons of Korah - it is one of those obscure Maskil things.
This evening I had an e-mail about doing a passover meal at church. Hold on there is a connection with this psalm - though it is a bit tenuous....
During the Passover celebration service there is a reference to Rabbi Gamaliel (A contemporary of St Paul) saying that every person partaking the passover should put themselves into the shoes of the Israelites escaping from Egypt and slavery.
This Psalm starts with "We have heard it with our ears, O God - our ancerstors have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago"
God, as we saw before in the book of Joshua that God was with the Israelites as they took possession of the promised land.
Here the Psalmist recognises that God actually was behind the conquest - it was not force of arms that made Israel successful.
Suddenly in verse 9 God is no longer on the side of Israel, they retreat before their foes, are scattered the complaint that God sold his chosen people out on the cheap and did not even break even on the deal.
In verse 17 the Psalmist declares that they have not forgotten God or been false to the covenant.
Verse 22 is quoted by St Paul later on "Yet for your sake we face death all day long, we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered"
"Rise up and help us; rescue us because of your unfailing love".
This is another Psalm of the Sons of Korah - it is one of those obscure Maskil things.
This evening I had an e-mail about doing a passover meal at church. Hold on there is a connection with this psalm - though it is a bit tenuous....
During the Passover celebration service there is a reference to Rabbi Gamaliel (A contemporary of St Paul) saying that every person partaking the passover should put themselves into the shoes of the Israelites escaping from Egypt and slavery.
This Psalm starts with "We have heard it with our ears, O God - our ancerstors have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago"
God, as we saw before in the book of Joshua that God was with the Israelites as they took possession of the promised land.
Here the Psalmist recognises that God actually was behind the conquest - it was not force of arms that made Israel successful.
Suddenly in verse 9 God is no longer on the side of Israel, they retreat before their foes, are scattered the complaint that God sold his chosen people out on the cheap and did not even break even on the deal.
In verse 17 the Psalmist declares that they have not forgotten God or been false to the covenant.
Verse 22 is quoted by St Paul later on "Yet for your sake we face death all day long, we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered"
"Rise up and help us; rescue us because of your unfailing love".
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