Psalms 44:7

“Thee Lord shall preserve them from all evil, etc.] The Word of the Lord, as the Targum. Not from the evil of affliction, though from that as a penal evil; or as a real one, it being made to work for good: but from the evil of sin; not from the being or commission of it; but from its dominion and damning power, or from a final and total falling away by it: and from the evil of the world; not from tribulation in it, nor from the reproach or persecution of it; but from the wickedness and lusts that are in it, and from the wicked men of it, their power, rage, and fury: and from the evil one, Satan; not from his temptations, but from sinking under them, and perishing by them; (see <431712>John…”

“put . . . to shame--(compare Psa 6:10), disgraced.”

“But thou hast saved us from our enemies - That is, Thou hast done it in times past. Thou hast interposed in behalf of our nation in periods of danger and trial, and hast delivered us. This is stated as a reason for what is said by the psalmist in Psalms 44:6 - that he would not trust in his sword and in iris bow - and for the earnest appeal which he now makes to God. He and his people did not rely on their own strength and prowess, but on that God who had often interposed to save the nation. And hast put them to shame that hated us - In former times. That is, he had caused them to be discomfited. He had turned them back. He had covered them with confusion. On the meaning of the words “shame”…”

“But: Psa 140:7, Psa 144:10; Jos 1:5, Jos 10:8-10, Jos 10:42, Jos 11:6, Jos 23:9, Jos 23:10; Jdg 2:18, Jdg 7:4-7; Sa1 7:8-12, Sa1 14:6-10, Sa1 17:47; Sa2 7:10 put them: Psa 40:14, 83:1-18, Psa 132:18 Psalms 44:8”