Psalms 44 · Verse 17

Psalms 44:17

All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
Psalms 44:17, King James Version

Psalms 44:17 in other translations

BSBAll this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten You or betrayed Your covenant.
WEBAll this has come on us, yet we haven’t forgotten you. We haven’t been false to your covenant.
ASVAll this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, Neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
YLTAll this met us, and we did not forget Thee, Nor have we dealt falsely in Thy covenant.
DARBYAll this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely against thy covenant:
BBEAll this has come on us, but still we have kept you in our memory; and we have not been false to your word.
WebsterAll this is come upon us; yet we have not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

What does Psalms 44:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 44:17-19
17-19. They had not apostatized totally--were still God's people.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 Yet 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 44:17-26
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 care that prosperity and ease do not render us careless and lukewarm. The church of God cannot be prevailed on by persecution to forget God; the believer's heart does not turn back from God. The Spirit of prophecy had reference to those who suffered unto death, for the testimony of Christ. Observe the pleas used, ver. #(25-26). Not their own merit and righteousness, but the poor sinner's pleas. None that belong to Christ shall be cast off, but every one of them shall be saved, and that for ever. The mercy of God, purchased, promised, and constantly flowing forth, and offered to believers, does away every doubt arising from our sins; while we pray in faith, Redeem us for thy mercies' sake.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 44:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כָּל\־kol-allH3605
זֹ֣אתzotthisH2063
בָּ֭אַתְנוּBa.'at.nuit has come to usH935
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
שְׁכַחֲנ֑וּךָshe.kha.cha.Nu.khawe had forgotten youH7911
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo.Shi'-and notH3808
שִׁ֝קַּ֗רְנוּShi.Kar.nuwe had dealt falselyH8266
בִּבְרִיתֶֽךָ\׃biv.ri.Te.khawith covenant yourH1285

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 44:17

  • Daniel 9:13

    As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the Lord our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.

  • Deuteronomy 6:12

    Then beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

  • Deuteronomy 8:14

    Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the Lord thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;

  • Ezekiel 16:59

    For thus saith the Lord God; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.

  • Psalms 78:57

    But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

  • Psalms 9:17

    The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

  • Ezekiel 20:37

    And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:

  • Jeremiah 2:32

    Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

  • Isaiah 17:10

    Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:

  • Psalms 78:7

    That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

  • Psalms 44:20

    If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;

  • Jeremiah 31:32

    Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
All this.
Da 9:13
yet.
20; 9:17; De 6:12; 8:14; Isa 17:10; Jer 2:32
dealt.
Jer 31:32; Eze 16:59; 20:37

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Context

  • Psalms 44:16

    For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.

  • Psalms 44:17

    All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

  • Psalms 44:18

    Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;

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Psalms 44:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Todo esto nos ha venido, y no nos hemos olvidado de ti; y no hemos faltado á tu pacto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
À cause de la voix de celui qui outrage et qui injurie, à cause de l’ennemi et du vengeur.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Dieses alles ist über uns gekommen, und wir haben deiner nicht vergessen, noch betrüglich gehandelt wider deinen Bund.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Pro patribus tuis nati sunt tibi filii; constitues eos principes super omnem terram.