Psalms 25:10

25:10 The Lord always proves faithful and reliable ¹ 

to those who follow the demands of his covenant. ² 

Psalms 44:17

44:17 All this has happened to us, even though we have not rejected you ³ 

or violated your covenant with us. ⁴ 

Psalms 105:8

105:8 He always remembers his covenantal decree,

the promise he made ⁵  to a thousand generations –

Malachi 4:4

Restoration through the Lord

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 

[25:10]  ¹ tn Heb “all the paths of the Lord are faithful and trustworthy.” The Lord’s “paths” refer here to his characteristic actions.

[25:10]  ² tn Heb “to the ones who keep his covenant and his testimonies.”

[44:17]  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.

[44:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “and we did not deal falsely with your covenant.”

[105:8]  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.

[4:4]  ⁶ sn Horeb is another name for Mount Sinai (cf. Exod 3:1).

[4:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “which I commanded him in Horeb concerning all Israel, statutes and ordinances.”