^{17 Ref} All this met us, and we did not forget Thee, Nor have we dealt falsely in Thy covenant.

^{18 Ref} We turn not backward our heart, Nor turn aside doth our step from Thy path.

^{19 Ref} But Thou hast smitten us in a place of dragons, And dost cover us over with death-shade.

^{20 Ref} If we have forgotten the name of our God, And spread our hands to a strange God,

^{21 Ref} Doth not God search out this? For He knoweth the secrets of the heart.