17. All this met us, and we did not forget Thee, Nor have we dealt falsely in Thy covenant.
18. We turn not backward our heart, Nor turn aside doth our step from Thy path.
19. But Thou hast smitten us in a place of dragons, And dost cover us over with deathshade.
20. If we have forgotten the name of our God, And spread our hands to a strange God,