25:10 The Lord always proves faithful and reliable 1
to those who follow the demands of his covenant. 2
44:17 All this has happened to us, even though we have not rejected you 3
or violated your covenant with us. 4
105:8 He always remembers his covenantal decree,
the promise he made 5 to a thousand generations –
4:4 “Remember the law of my servant Moses, to whom at Horeb 6 I gave rules and regulations for all Israel to obey. 7
1 tn Heb “all the paths of the
2 tn Heb “to the ones who keep his covenant and his testimonies.”
3 tn Heb “we have not forgotten you.” To “forget” God refers here to worshiping false gods and thereby refusing to recognize his sovereignty (see v. 20, as well as Deut 8:19; Judg 3:7; 1 Sam 12:9; Isa 17:10; Jer 3:21; Ps 9:17).Thus the translation “we have not rejected you” has been used.
4 tn Heb “and we did not deal falsely with your covenant.”
5 tn Heb “[the] word he commanded.” The text refers here to God’s unconditional covenantal promise to Abraham and the patriarchs, as vv. 10-12 make clear.
6 sn Horeb is another name for Mount Sinai (cf. Exod 3:1).
7 tn Heb “which I commanded him in Horeb concerning all Israel, statutes and ordinances.”