Psalms 44:18

18 (43-19) And our heart hath not turned back: neither hast thou turned aside our steps from thy way.

Psalms 44:18 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 44:18

Our heart is not turned back
To its original hardness, blindness, and bondage, to its former sin and folly, to cherish, gratify, and fulfil its lusts and desires; not from God, from love to him, faith in him, and desires after him; nor from his worship and service; their trials had no such influence upon them as to cause them to apostatize from God, neither in heart, nor in action; neither have our steps declined from thy way;
from the way of his commandments, from the paths of holiness, truth, and faith, being directed and guided therein by the counsel of the Lord, and kept and preserved by his power.

Psalms 44:18 In-Context

16 (43-17) At the voice of him that reproacheth and detracteth me: at the face of the enemy and persecutor.
17 (43-18) All these things have come upon us, yet we have not forgotten thee: and we have not done wickedly in thy covenant.
18 (43-19) And our heart hath not turned back: neither hast thou turned aside our steps from thy way.
19 (43-20) For thou hast humbled us in the place of affliction: and the shadow of death hath covered us.
20 (43-21) If we have forgotten the name of our God, and if we have spread forth our hands to a strange god:
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