David had always done the right things that the Lord wanted. He had always obeyed the Lord’s commands. The only time David did not obey the Lord was the time David sinned against Uriah the Hittite.
Psalm 44:18 - Easy To Read Version God, we have not turned away from you.\par We have not stopped following you.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Our heart is not turned back, Neither have our steps declined from thy way; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Our hearts are not turned back, neither have our steps declined from Your path, American Standard Version (1901) Our heart is not turned back, Neither have our steps declined from thy way, Common English Bible Our hearts haven’t turned away, neither have our steps strayed from your way. Catholic Public Domain Version They will remember your name always, for generation after generation. Because of this, people will confess to you in eternity, even forever and ever. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They shall remember thy name throughout all generations. Therefore shall people praise thee for ever; yea, for ever and ever. |
David had always done the right things that the Lord wanted. He had always obeyed the Lord’s commands. The only time David did not obey the Lord was the time David sinned against Uriah the Hittite.
Why? Because the bad people\par stopped obeying God.\par And those bad people didn’t care\par about doing what God wants.\par
I have many enemies trying to hurt me.\par But I have not stopped following your Agreement. {\cf2\super [606]} \par
People who think they are better than me\par insulted me constantly.\par But I did not stop following your teachings.\par
Evil people do crooked things.\par The Lord will punish those evil people.\par
The people of Israel turned away from God.\par They turned against him\par just like their fathers did.\par They changed directions like a boomerang. {\cf2\super [452]} \par
Those people are doing the same sins that their ancestors did. Their ancestors {\cf2\super [93]} refused to listen to my message. They followed and worshiped other gods. The family of Israel and the family of Judah have broken the Agreement {\cf2\super [94]} I made with their ancestors.”
Some people turned away from the Lord. They quit following me. Those people stopped asking the Lord for help. So I will remove those people from that place.”
So, my dear brothers and sisters, stand strong. Don’t let anything change you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord. You know that your work in the Lord is never wasted.
When we were with you believers, we lived in a holy and right way, without fault. You know that this is true, and God knows that this is true.