Psalms 44:18

Psalms 44:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;
• New International Version (NIV)Our hearts had not turned back; our feet had not strayed from your path.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Our heart has not turned back, nor have our steps departed from your way;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Our heart has not turned back, Nor have our steps departed from Your way;

Context of Psalms 44:18

16For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth, By reason of the enemy and the avenger. 17All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, Neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. Our heart is not turned back, Neither have our steps declined from thy way, 19That thou hast sore broken us in the place of jackals, And covered us with the shadow of death. 20If we have forgotten the name of our God, Or spread forth our hands to a strange god;

Psalms 44:18 word by word

לֹא־נָס֣וֹג אָח֣וֹר לִבֵּ֑נוּ וַתֵּ֥ט אֲשֻׁרֵ֗ינוּ מִנִּ֥י אָרְחֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 44:18

• Psalms 78:57But turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers: They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
• Psalms 125:5But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, Jehovah will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.
• 1 Kings 15:5because David did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and turned not aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
• Job 34:27Because they turned aside from following him, And would not have regard in any of his ways:
• Jeremiah 11:10They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words; and they are gone after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.
• Zephaniah 1:6and them that are turned back from following Jehovah; and those that have not sought Jehovah, nor inquired after him.
• Luke 17:32Remember Lot’s wife.
• Psalms 119:51The proud have had me greatly in derision: Yethave I not swerved from thy law.
• Job 23:11My foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside.
• 1 Corinthians 15:58Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:10Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and righteously and unblamably we behaved ourselves toward you that believe:

Commentaries on Psalms 44:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Our heart is not turned back - That is, We have not turned away from thy service; we have not apostatized from thee; we have not fallen into idolatry. This must mean that such was not at that time the characteristic of the nation; it was not a prominent thing among the people; there was no such general and pervading iniquity as to explain the fact that these calamities had come upon them, or to be properly the cause of these troubles. Neither have our…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-26Verses 17-26 In afflictions, we must not seek relief by any sinful compliance; but should continually meditate on the truth, purity, and knowledge of our heart-searching God. Hearts sins and secret sins are known to God, and must be reckoned for. He knows the secret of the heart, therefore judges of the words and actions. While our troubles do not drive us from our duty to God, we should not suffer them to drive us from our comfort in God. Let us take…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-26This national lament after a defeat in battle continues the tone of the previous two psalms. It reflects on an unspecified moment in Israel's history and calls on God for salvation. The people: recite God's past acts of rescue (Psalm 44:1–3), recognize God's power to save (Psalm 44:4–8), describe their humiliation in exile (Psalm 44:9–16), claim their innocence and lament the injustice of their current situation (Psalm 44:17–22), and cry for vindication…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1917-19. They had not apostatized totally--were still God's people.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 44:18

• Forgetting God
• Murmuring
• Persecution

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Commentaries on Psalms 44

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings