Psalms 44:18

18 Our hearts had not turned back; our feet had not strayed from your path.

Psalms 44:18 in Other Translations

KJV
18 Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;
ESV
18 Our heart has not turned back, nor have our steps departed from your way;
NLT
18 Our hearts have not deserted you. We have not strayed from your path.
MSG
18 our hearts were never false, our feet never left your path.
CSB
18 Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path.

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 at the taunts of those who reproach and revile me, because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.
17 All this came upon us, though we had not forgotten you; we had not been false to your covenant.
18 Our hearts had not turned back; our feet had not strayed from your path.
19 But you crushed us and made us a haunt for jackals; you covered us over with deep darkness.
20 If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,

Cross References 1

  • 1. Psalms 119:51,157; Job 23:11
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