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Psalms 77:17 — King James Version← Study notes

The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.


Psalms 77:17Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 77:179 words
HebrewMeaning
רָ֘א֤וּ/ךָrāʾwkā
they saw youverbH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
מַּ֨יִםmayim
the watersnounH4325
piss · water(-ing · (-course · -flood ···
אֱֽלֹהִ֗יםʾĕlōhiym
O GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
רָא֣וּ/ךָrāʾwkā
they saw youverbH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
מַּ֣יִםmayim
the watersnounH4325
piss · water(-ing · (-course · -flood ···
יָחִ֑ילוּyāḥiylw
they writhed in agonyverbH2342
bring forth · calve · dance · drive away ···
אַ֝֗ףʾap
alsoparticleH637
although · and (furthermore · yet) · but ···
יִרְגְּז֥וּyirəgəzw
they trembledverbH7264
stand in awe · disquiet · fall out · fret ···
תְהֹמֽוֹתtəhōmwōt
the deepsnounH8415
depth
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 77:17

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…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 77 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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