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Psalms 44:18

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 44:19.

לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…נָס֣וֹגnasoggo backסוּגverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “go back”, a completed actionH5472properly, to flinch, i.e. (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize)backslider, drive, go back, turn (away, back).אָח֣וֹרachorafterאָחוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “after”, the ordinary formH268the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the Westafter(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.לִבֵּ֑נוּlibenvcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…וַתֵּ֥טvatetand spreadנָטָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and spread”, the next action in the storyH5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application[phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, o…אֲשֻׁרֵ֗ינוּashureynvstepאָשֻׁרnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “step”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH838a stepgoing, step.מִנִּ֥יminifromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.אָרְחֶֽךָarechekhamannerאֹרַחnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “manner”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH734a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravanmanner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-) way.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(44-19) Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from Thy path;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

We turn not backward our heart, Nor turn aside doth our step from Thy path.

World English Bible

Our heart has not turned back, neither have our steps strayed from your path,

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

They shall remember thy name throughout all generations. Therefore shall people praise thee for ever; yea, for ever and ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(44-19) Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from Thy path;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And our heart has not gone back; but thou hast turned aside our paths from thy way.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ οὐκ ἀπέστη εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω ἡ καρδία ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐξέκλινας τὰς τρίβους ἡμῶν ἀπὸ τῆς ὁδοῦ σου.