In Psalm 44:17 the writer had already confessed: I have been faithful to the Lord. Now, while death is threatening them, imagine if they had forgotten the name of their God and if they would have reached out their hands to idols… Imagine if they had such a straying, faithless behaviour…
21 Si nous avions oublié le nom de notre Dieu,Et étendu nos mains vers un dieu étranger,