Psalms 44:20
If we have forgotten the name of our God, or spread out our hands to a strange god,
World English Bible
In The King James Version
If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
In Context
19though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.
21won’t God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
Cross References
Exodus 9:29Moses said to him, “As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunders shall cease, and there will not be any more hail; that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s.
1 Kings 8:22Solomon stood before the LORD’s altar in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven;
Job 31:5“If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot has hurried to deceit
Psalms 44:17All this has come on us, yet we haven’t forgotten you. We haven’t been false to your covenant.
Psalms 68:31Princes shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hurry to stretch out her hands to God.
Psalms 81:9There shall be no strange god in you, neither shall you worship any foreign god.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 44:18-26
Israel's Appeal to God. 17 All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. 18 Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; 19 Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death. 20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; 21 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. 22 Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the… Read the whole commentary →