Psalm 44 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Psalm 44.

Meditate on verse 8.

In God we have boasted all day long,

and we will give thanks to Your name forever.

The Psalmist was going through a difficult time when he wrote Psalm 44.  He felt rejected by God.  Observe this Psalm carefully; it can be helpful for seasons in your life when times are tough.

Psalm 44:1-8 recalls God’s faithfulness in the past and expresses confidence in God’s faithfulness in the future.  Verses 9-16 describe the Psalmist’s present situation as one of dishonor, reproach, scoffing, and derision. Notice his honesty with the LORD as he tells God what is happening to him.  The Psalm ends with the declaration of one who refuses to forget God or deviate from His way.  The Psalmist appeals to the lovingkindness of the LORD and cries out to Him for help.

Pray Psalm 44:17-20 and 23-26 over a difficult situation in the life of yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, all of this has come upon ________ and me,

but we have not forgotten You,

 and we have not dealt falsely with Your covenant.

 Our heart has not turned back,

 and our steps have not deviated from Your way.

Yet You have crushed us in a place of jackals

 and covered us with the shadow of death.

LORD, we have not forgotten Your name

or extended our hands to a strange god.

Arouse Yourself; do not sleep, O LORD!

Awake; do not reject us forever!

Do not hide Your face and forget our affliction and our oppression!

Our soul has sunk down into the dust;
our body cleaves to the earth.

Rise up; be our help,

and redeem us for the sake of Your lovingkindness,

LORD Jesus, in whose name we pray~”