What does Psalm 44:7 mean?

After acknowledging that his bow and sword were insufficient to save him (Psalm 44:4–6), the psalmist praises the Lord for delivering Israel from her enemies. The Lord's defeat of Israel's enemies was so resounding that they were put to shame. This comment looks back on the miraculous victories Israel saw after the exodus from Egypt and during the conquest of Canaan. Those events were passed down from generation to generation (Psalm 44:1–3) and recorded in books such as Exodus and Joshua.

However, this praise leads up to the psalmist's confusion: that God has allowed Israel to suffer a humiliating defeat (Psalm 44:9). Including these expressions of praise and faith make it clear the writer is not despairing, even though they cannot understand the reason for their suffering.

Israel's most difficult challenge is still ahead. In the tribulation, the Devil will use his two henchmen, the beast and the false prophet (Revelation 13), to persecute Israel's faithful remnant. Revelation 12:13–17 describes the Devil's furious rage against the believing Jews of the tribulation period after he is routed from heaven and cast down to the earth. But God will protect His people and provide a safe place for them in the mountains (Matthew 24:15–16). At the end of the tribulation, the Lord will descend to earth to establish His earthly kingdom. At that time, He will cast the beast and the false prophet alive into the lake of fire, bind the Devil, and throw him into the bottomless pit for a thousand years (Revelation 19:11—20:3). Then He will release Satan, who will deceive the nations. But those who march out in battle against the Lord's people will be consumed. The Devil will then be thrown into the lake of fire, "and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever" (Revelation 20:10). Israel's greatest foes will be put to shame, once again.