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Psalms 77:5 — King James Version← Study notes

I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.


Psalms 77:5Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 77:56 words
HebrewMeaning
אָ֭חַזְתָּʾāḥazətā
you heldverbH270
be affrighted · (catch · lay · take) hold ···
שְׁמֻר֣וֹתšəmurwōt
the eyelids ofnounH8109
עֵינָ֑/יʿēynāy
eyes mynounH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
נִ֝פְעַ֗מְתִּיnipəʿamətiy
I was troubledverbH6470
trouble
וְ/לֹ֣אwəlōʾ
and notconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
אֲדַבֵּֽרʾădabēr
I spokeverbH1696
appoint · bid · command · commune ···
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 77:5

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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