God’s Word Translation
Psalms 44:17
17Although all of this happened to us, we never forgot you. We never ignored your promise.
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
15All day long my disgrace is in front of me. Shame covers my face 16because of the words of those who insult and slander us, because of the presence of the enemy and the avenger. Although all of this happened to us, we never forgot you. We never ignored your promise. 18Our hearts never turned away. Our feet never left your path. 19Yet, you crushed us in a place for jackals and covered us with the shadow of death.
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כָּל־זֹ֣את בָּ֭אַתְנוּ וְלֹ֣א שְׁכַחֲנ֑וּךָ וְלֹֽא־שִׁ֝קַּ֗רְנוּ בִּבְרִיתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 44:17
- Daniel 9:13This entire disaster happened to us, exactly as it was written in Moses’ Teachings. Lord our God, we never tried to gain your favor by turning from our wrongs and dedicating ourselves to your truth.
- Psalms 44:20If we forgot the name of our God or stretched out our hands to pray to another god,
- Psalms 9:17Wicked people, all the nations who forget God, will return to the grave.
- Deuteronomy 6:12be careful that you don’t forget the Lord, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 8:14When this happens, be careful that you don’t become arrogant and forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.
- Isaiah 17:10You have forgotten the God of your salvation. You haven’t remembered the rock, your stronghold. Instead, you have planted the best plants and have set out the imported grapevines.
- Jeremiah 2:32A young woman can’t forget her jewelry or a bride her veils. Yet, my people have forgotten me for countless days.
- Jeremiah 31:32It will not be like the promise that I made to their ancestors when I took them by the hand and brought them out of Egypt. They rejected that promise, although I was a husband to them,” declares the Lord.
- Ezekiel 16:59“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: I will give you what you deserve. You despised your marriage vows and rejected my promise.
- Ezekiel 20:37Then I will make you suffer punishment and make you keep the terms of the promise.
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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