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Psalms 44:17

King James Version (KJV)

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

Psalms 44:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 44:17

Theological / Devotional

Not forgotten thee. The psalmist maintains that the reason for Israel’s woes cannot be traced to defection from God; that even though the nation had remained loyal, it had been punished.

In thy covenant. It is difficult to understand how the psalmist could maintain that Israel had remained faithful, in the light of her continued defection. Perhaps he means that although individuals—even a majority of them—had broken the covenant, still, as a nation, she had not formally disavowed God. Or, perhaps in the intensity of his grief, he speaks hyperbolically, as is customary in the East.

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