“I will remember the works of the Lord: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.”
The turning movement becomes explicit: "I will call to mind the deeds of the LORD; I will remember your wonders of old." The decision to actively recall God's past works represents a theological practice—a deliberate orientation toward memory as the antidote to despair. This verse marks the structural and thematic shift from lament to thanksgiving, from complaint to testimony. The psalmist will now move backward through history to reground faith in the concrete evidence of divine faithfulness.
Church Fathers on Psalms 77:11
1. This Psalm's lintel is thus inscribed: “Unto the end, for Idithun, a Psalm to Asaph himself.” What “Unto the end” is, you know. Idithun is interpreted “leaping over those men,” Asaph is interpreted “a congregation.” Here therefore there is speaking “a congregation that leaps over,” in order that it may reach the End, which is Christ Jesus.. .. 2. “With my voice,” he says, “to the Lord I have cried” Psalm 76:1. But many men cry unto the Lord for the sake of getting riches…
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