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Psalms 44:18
18All this came upon us, though we did not forget You, nor were we false to Your covenant.
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
16All day my disgrace is before me, and my face is covered with shame— 17because of the sound of taunting and reviling from the face of a vengeful enemy. All this came upon us, though we did not forget You, nor were we false to Your covenant. 19Our heart did not turn back, nor did our steps stray from Your path. 20Yet You crushed us in a place of jackals, covered us with the shadow of death.
Read all of Psalms 44Psalms 44:18 word by word
לֹא־נָס֣וֹג אָח֣וֹר לִבֵּ֑נוּ וַתֵּ֥ט אֲשֻׁרֵ֗ינוּ מִנִּ֥י אָרְחֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 44:18
- Psalms 78:57Like their fathers they turned and were treacherous. They turned aside like a faulty bow.
- Psalms 125:5But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways, Adonai will lead them away with evildoers. Shalom be upon Israel.
- 1 Kings 15:5For David did what was right in Adonai’s eyes and did not turn aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
- Job 34:27because they turned from following Him, and have not understood any of His ways.
- Jeremiah 11:10They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers who refused to hear My words. They have 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 1:6those turning from following Adonai, not seeking Adonai or consulting Him.
- Luke 17:32Remember Lot’s wife!
- Psalms 119:51The arrogant have viciously ridiculed me, yet I did not turn away from Your Torah.
- Job 23:11My foot has held closely to His steps; I have kept to His way and have not strayed.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my dearly loved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord—because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:10You are witnesses, along with God, of how devoutly and righteously and blamelessly we behaved toward you who 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
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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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