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Psalms 44:17
17We have not turned away from you, but all this has happened to us. We have not turned against the covenant that you made with us.
Psalms 44:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
- New International Version (NIV)All this came upon us, though we had not forgotten you; we had not been false to your covenant.
- English Standard Version (ESV)All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten you, and we have not been false to your covenant.
- New King James Version (NKJV)All this has come upon us; But we have not forgotten You, Nor have we dealt falsely with Your covenant.
Context of Psalms 44:17
15I feel ashamed all the time. I do not know where to look. 16This is because my cruel enemies are always insulting me. All they want is to hurt me. We have not turned away from you, but all this has happened to us. We have not turned against the covenant that you made with us. 18We have continued to serve you and obey your commands. 19But you have broken us in pieces. You have left us for wild dogs to eat. You have covered us with the darkness of death.
Read all of Psalms 44Psalms 44:17 word by word
כָּל־זֹ֣את בָּ֭אַתְנוּ וְלֹ֣א שְׁכַחֲנ֑וּךָ וְלֹֽא־שִׁ֝קַּ֗רְנוּ בִּבְרִיתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 44:17
- Daniel 9:13All this trouble has come to us in the way that Moses wrote in the book of your laws. But we have still not tried to please you, the Lord our God. We have not turned away from our sins. We have not learned your true teaching.
- Psalms 44:20We might have turned against you, our God, and worshipped a strange god.
- Psalms 9:17Justice sends the wicked people away, into the deep hole of death. This will happen to all the nations that do not respect God.
- Deuteronomy 6:12But be careful that you do not forget the Lord. He rescued you from Egypt, where you were slaves.
- Deuteronomy 8:14Then be careful! Do not become proud. Never forget the Lord your God who brought you out of Egypt. He rescued you from the place where you were slaves.
- Isaiah 17:10That will happen because you have forgotten the God who rescues you. He is the Rock where you can safely hide, but you have turned away from him. Instead, you plant the best plants and vines in your gardens. You buy them from foreign countries for a lot of money.
- Jeremiah 2:32A young woman does not forget to wear her jewels. When a woman marries, she does not forget to wear her special dress. But for many years, my people have forgotten me.
- Jeremiah 31:32It will not be like the old covenant that I made with their ancestors. At that time, I brought them safely out of Egypt. I took care of them, like a faithful husband who takes care of his wife. But they did not obey my covenant.’ That is what the Lord says.
- Ezekiel 16:59This is what the Almighty Lord says: You have not done the things that you promised to do when I made a covenant with you. So I will punish you as you deserve.
- Ezekiel 20:37I will count you one by one, as a shepherd counts his sheep. I will cause you to obey the rules of my covenant with you.
Commentaries on Psalms 44:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Yet have we not forgotten thee - These are bold words; but they must be understood in a qualified sense. We have not apostatized from thee, we have not fallen into idolatry. And this was strictly true: the charge of idolatry could never be brought against the Jewish nation from the time of the captivity, with sufficient evidence to support it.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17All this is come upon us - All these calamities. The connecting thought here is, that although all these things had come upon them, yet they could not be traced to their own infidelity or unfaithfulness to God. There was nothing in the national character, there were no circumstances at that time existing, there was no special unfaithfulness among the people, there was no such general forgetfulness of God, and no such general prevalence of idolatry as…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
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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
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