Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Our hearts had not turned back; our feet had not strayed from your path. New Living Translation Our hearts have not deserted you. We have not strayed from your path. English Standard Version Our heart has not turned back, nor have our steps departed from your way; Berean Standard Bible Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path. King James Bible Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; New King James Version Our heart has not turned back, Nor have our steps departed from Your way; New American Standard Bible Our heart has not turned back, And our steps have not deviated from Your way, NASB 1995 Our heart has not turned back, And our steps have not deviated from Your way, NASB 1977 Our heart has not turned back, And our steps have not deviated from Thy way, Legacy Standard Bible Our heart has not turned back, Nor have our steps deviated from Your path, Amplified Bible Our heart has not turned back, Nor have our steps wandered from Your path, Christian Standard Bible Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from your path. Holman Christian Standard Bible Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path. American Standard Version Our heart is not turned back, Neither have our steps declined from thy way, Contemporary English Version We always kept you in mind and followed your teaching. English Revised Version Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; GOD'S WORD® Translation Our hearts never turned away. Our feet never left your path. Good News Translation We have not been disloyal to you; we have not disobeyed your commands. International Standard Version Our hearts have not turned away; our steps have not swerved from your path. Majority Standard Bible Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path. NET Bible We have not been unfaithful, nor have we disobeyed your commands. New Heart English Bible Our heart has not turned back, neither have our steps strayed from your path, Webster's Bible Translation Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; World English Bible Our heart has not turned back, neither have our steps strayed from your path, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWe do not turn our heart backward, "" Nor turn aside our step from Your path. Young's Literal Translation We turn not backward our heart, Nor turn aside doth our step from Thy path. Smith's Literal Translation Our heart drew not back, and thou wilt not incline our going from thy path; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd our heart hath not turned back : neither hast thou turned aside our steps from thy way. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Our hearts have not turned back, nor have our steps strayed from your path. New Revised Standard Version Our heart has not turned back, nor have our steps departed from your way, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWe have not turned back, neither have we swerved our steps from thy way; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And we have not turned our back, neither have we turned our steps from your road. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Our heart is not turned back, Neither have our steps declined from Thy path; Brenton Septuagint Translation And our heart has not gone back; but thou hast turned aside our paths from thy way. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Redeem Us…17All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten You or betrayed Your covenant. 18Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path. 19But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.… Cross References Job 23:11-12 My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside. / I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread. Psalm 119:51 The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law. Psalm 119:157 Though my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned from Your testimonies. Psalm 119:61 Though the ropes of the wicked bind me, I do not forget Your law. Psalm 119:110 The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts. Psalm 119:176 I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments. Proverbs 4:27 Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil. Isaiah 30:21 And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.” Jeremiah 3:21-22 A voice is heard on the barren heights, the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy, because they have perverted their ways and forgotten the LORD their God. / “Return, O faithless children, and I will heal your faithlessness.” “Here we are. We come to You, for You are the LORD our God. Jeremiah 14:7 Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You. Matthew 7:13-14 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it. Matthew 15:8-9 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’” Luke 8:13-15 The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away. / The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature. / But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop. John 6:66-69 From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him. / So Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you want to leave too?” / Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. ... John 15:4-6 Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me. / I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. / If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned. Treasury of Scripture Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from your way; heart Psalm 78:57 But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow. Psalm 125:5 As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel. 1 Kings 15:5 Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. have Psalm 119:51,157 The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law… Job 23:11,12 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined… 1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. steps. Jump to Previous Backward Declined Departed Feet Heart Hearts Path Step Steps Strayed Turn Turned WayJump to Next Backward Declined Departed Feet Heart Hearts Path Step Steps Strayed Turn Turned WayPsalm 44 1. The church, in memory of former favors7. complains of her present evils 17. professing her integrity, 24. she fervently prays for helpfulness Our hearts have not turned back This phrase emphasizes steadfastness and loyalty to God. The Hebrew word for "hearts" is "לֵבָב" (levav), which often signifies the inner self, including mind, will, and emotions. In the context of ancient Israel, the heart was seen as the center of one's being and decision-making. The phrase "have not turned back" uses the Hebrew "שׁוּב" (shuv), meaning to return or retreat. This suggests a conscious decision to remain faithful, even when faced with adversity. Historically, Israel often faced temptations to turn away from God, especially during times of trial or when influenced by surrounding pagan cultures. This verse is a declaration of unwavering commitment to God, despite external pressures. nor have our steps strayed from Your path Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Our heartsלִבֵּ֑נוּ (lib·bê·nū) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre have not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no turned back; נָס֣וֹג (nā·sō·wḡ) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5472: To move away, backslide our steps אֲשֻׁרֵ֗ינוּ (’ă·šu·rê·nū) Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 838: Step, going have not strayed וַתֵּ֥ט (wat·têṭ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend from מִנִּ֥י (min·nî) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of Your path. אָרְחֶֽךָ׃ (’ā·rə·ḥe·ḵā) Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 734: A well-trodden road, a caravan Links Psalm 44:18 NIVPsalm 44:18 NLT Psalm 44:18 ESV Psalm 44:18 NASB Psalm 44:18 KJV Psalm 44:18 BibleApps.com Psalm 44:18 Biblia Paralela Psalm 44:18 Chinese Bible Psalm 44:18 French Bible Psalm 44:18 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 44:18 Our heart has not turned back neither (Psalm Ps Psa.) |