Psalms 44:17
in Psalms 44All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten You or betrayed Your covenant.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, Neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
KJV
All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
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This verse in Psalms 44
Commentary
2 notes on this verseAll this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee. Here the psalmist urges that Israel had not turned away from her allegiance to Jehovah. When in the midst of many griefs we can still cling to God in loving obedience, it must be well with us. True fidelity can endure rough usage. Those who follow God for what they get, will leave him when persecution is stirred up, but not so the sincere believer; he will not forget his God, even though the worst come to the worst. Neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
This site's exposition
we have not forgotten You
on Psalms 44:17-19
The claim is plain: we have not forgotten You, and the steps have not strayed from Your path. Yet they are crushed in the lair of jackals and covered with deepest darkness. Calvin reads it as affliction with no cause they can name.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| זֹ֣את | zot | this | H2063 → | 603 times |
| בָּ֭אַתְנוּ | baatnu | it has come to us | H935 → | 2568 times |
| וְלֹ֣א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| שְׁכַחֲנ֑וּךָ | shekhachanukha | we had forgotten you | H7911 → | 102 times |
| וְלֹֽא־ | veloshi'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| שִׁ֝קַּ֗רְנוּ | shikarnu | we had dealt falsely | H8266 → | |
| בִּבְרִיתֶֽךָ׃ | bivritekha | with covenant your | H1285 → | 284 times |
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
זֹ֣אתthis
zotH2063 →603 times
בָּ֭אַתְנוּit has come to us
baatnuH935 →2568 times
וְלֹ֣אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
שְׁכַחֲנ֑וּךָwe had forgotten you
shekhachanukhaH7911 →102 times
וְלֹֽא־and not
veloshi'-H3808 →5168 times
שִׁ֝קַּ֗רְנוּwe had dealt falsely
shikarnuH8266 →
בִּבְרִיתֶֽךָ׃with covenant your
bivritekhaH1285 →284 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 78:7that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 5:29
If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever.
- Revelation 14:12
Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
- Deuteronomy 5:29
Through
Daniel 9:13Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our iniquities…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 28:15–68
If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
- Deuteronomy 28:15–68
Through
Psalms 9:17The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God.
it leads to
- Psalms 50:22
Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
- Revelation 21:8
But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This…
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7–9
and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
- Job 8:13
Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
- Psalms 50:22
Through
Deuteronomy 8:14then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
it leads to
- Psalms 106:21
They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,
- Psalms 106:21
About Psalms

This page draws on Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 2; John Calvin, Commentary on the Book of Psalms and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.
