Psalms 44:19

“Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, etc.] Where men, comparable to dragons or their poison and cruelty, dwell; particularly in Rome, and the Roman jurisdiction, both Pagan and Papal, the seat of Satan the great red dragon, and of his wretched brood and offspring, the beast, to whom he has given his power; here the saints and followers of Christ have been sorely afflicted and persecuted, and yet have held fast the name of Christ, and not denied his faith; (see <660213>Revelation 2:13 12:3); the wilderness is the habitation of dragons; and this is the name of the place where the church is said to be in the times of the Papacy, and where she is fed and preserved for a time,…”

“sore broken--crushed. place of dragons--desolate, barren, rocky wilderness (Psa 63:10; Isa 13:22), shadow of death--(Compare Psa 23:4).”

“Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons - Or rather, “That thou hast crushed us in the place of dragons.” The connection is continued from the previous verse: “Our heart is not so turned back, nor have our steps so declined from thy path, that thou shouldst crush us in the place of dragons.” That is, we have been guilty of no such apostasy and infidelity as to account for the fact that thou hast dealt with us in this manner, or make it necessary and proper that we should thus be crushed and overthrown The word rendered “dragons” - תנין tannı̂yn - means either a great fish; a sea monster; a serpent; a dragon; or a crocodile. See the notes at Isaiah 13:22. It may also mean a…”

“Broken us - By inflicting upon us one breach after another, thou hast at last brought us to this pass. The place - A place extremely desolate, such as dragons love, Isa 13:21-22, and therefore full of horror, and danger. Covered us - With deadly horrors and miseries. Psalms 44:22”

“Though: Psa 38:8, Psa 60:1-3; Jer 14:17 in the: Psa 74:13, Psa 74:14; Isa 27:1, Isa 34:13, Isa 34:14, Isa 35:7; Eze 29:3; Rev 12:9, Rev 13:2, Rev 13:11-13; Rev 16:10 with the: Psa 23:4; Job 3:5, Job 10:21, Job 10:22; Mat 4:16 Psalms 44:20”