17 All this is come upon us, yet do we not [a]forget thee, neither deal we falsely concerning thy covenant.

18 Our heart is not turned back: neither our steps gone out of thy paths,

19 Albeit thou hast smitten us down into the place of [b]dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 44:17 They boast not of their virtues, but declare that they rest upon God in the midst of their afflictions: who punished not now their sins, but by hard afflictions called them to the consideration of the heavenly joys.
  2. Psalm 44:19 Or, whales: meaning, the bottomless seas of tentations: here we see the power of faith, which can be overcome by no perils.

17 All this came upon us,
    though we had not forgotten(A) you;
    we had not been false to your covenant.
18 Our hearts had not turned(B) back;
    our feet had not strayed from your path.
19 But you crushed(C) us and made us a haunt for jackals;(D)
    you covered us over with deep darkness.(E)

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