Psa 43:2, 44:9 | JFB | STEP | 2. God of my strength —by covenant relation my stronghold ( ). cast me off —in scorn. because —or, "in," that is, in such circumstances of oppression.

Psalms 43:2

2. God of my strength—by covenant relation my stronghold (Ps 18:1).

cast me off—in scorn.

because—or, "in," that is, in such circumstances of oppression.

Psalms 44:9

9. But—contrasting, cast off as abhorrent (Ps 43:2).

goest not forth—literally, "will not go" (2Sa 5:23). In several consecutive verses the leading verb is future, and the following one past (in Hebrew), thus denoting the causes and effects. Thus (Ps 44:10-12), when defeated, spoiling follows; when delivered as sheep, dispersion follows, &c.