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Psalm 44:18 KJV
Psalms · chapter 44 · verse 18
Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;Psalm 44:18 · King James Version
Psalm 44:18 in context
16For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
17All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
18Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;
19Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
20If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- declinednâṭâhto stretch or spread outH5186 →
- turnedçûwgproperly, to flinchH5472 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
- stepsʼâshura stepH838 →
- backʼâchôwrthe hinder partH268 →
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The people of God, being greatly afflicted and oppressed, here apply to him; whither else should they go? I. By way of appeal, concerning their integrity, which he only is an infallible judge of, and which he will certainly be the rewarder of. Two things they call God to witness to: - 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-26