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Psalms 77:9 — King James Version← Study notes

Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.


Psalms 77:9Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 77:97 words
HebrewMeaning
הֶ/אָפֵ֣סheʾāpēs
¿ has it come to an endparticleH656
brought to nought) · fail
לָ/נֶ֣צַחlāneṣaḥ
to perpetuitypronH5331
constantly · end · ever · perpetual ···
חַסְדּ֑/וֹḥasədwō
covenant loyalty hisnounH2617
good deed(-liness · -ness) · kindly · kindness ···
גָּ֥מַרgāmar
has it come to an end?verbH1584
come to an end · fail · perfect · perform
אֹ֝֗מֶרʾōmer
a wordnounH562
speech · thing · word
לְ/דֹ֣רlədōr
to a generationpronH1755
evermore · generation · ever · posterity
וָ/דֹֽרwādōr
and a generationconjH1755
evermore · generation · ever · posterity
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 77:9

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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