Psalms

Psalm 77:5–10

⁵I considered the days of old,

the years long in the past.

⁶At night I remembered my song;

in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:

⁷“Will the Lord spurn us forever

and never show His favor again?

⁸Is His loving devotion gone forever?

Has His promise failed for all time?

⁹Has God forgotten to be gracious?

Has His anger shut off His compassion?”

Selah

¹⁰So I said, “I am grieved

that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”^a

Footnotes

a 77:10 Or “To this I will appeal: to the years of the right hand of the Most High.”

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I considered	חִשַּׁ֣בְתִּי	ḥiš·šaḇ·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H2803 think, account
the days	יָמִ֣ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
of old	מִקֶּ֑דֶם	miq·qe·ḏem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H6924 front, east, aforetime
the years	שְׁ֝נ֗וֹת	šə·nôt̲	Noun - feminine plural construct	H8141 year
long in the past	עוֹלָמִֽים׃	‘ō·w·lā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At night	בַּ֫לָּ֥יְלָה	bal·lā·yə·lāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
I remembered	אֶֽזְכְּרָ֥ה	’ez·kə·rāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H2142 remember
my song	נְגִינָתִ֗י	nə·ḡî·nā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5058 music
in	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
my heart	לְבָבִ֥י	lə·ḇā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
I mused	אָשִׂ֑יחָה	’ā·śî·ḥāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H7878 muse, complain
my spirit	רוּחִֽי׃	rū·ḥî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
pondered	וַיְחַפֵּ֥שׂ	way·ḥap·pêś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2664 search

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Will the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֑י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
spurn	יִזְנַ֥ח׀	yiz·naḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2186 reject, spurn
forever	הַֽ֭לְעוֹלָמִים	hal·‘ō·w·lā·mîm	Article, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
and never	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
show His favor again	לִרְצ֣וֹת	lir·ṣō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7521 be pleased with, accept favourably

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Is His loving devotion	חַסְדּ֑וֹ	ḥas·dōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
gone	הֶאָפֵ֣ס	he·’ā·p̄ês	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H656 cease, fail, come to an end
forever	לָנֶ֣צַח	lā·ne·ṣaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5331 eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity
Has His promise	אֹ֝֗מֶר	’ō·mer	Noun - masculine singular	H562 utterance, speech, word
failed	גָּ֥מַר	gā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1584 end, come to an end, complete
for all time	לְדֹ֣ר	lə·ḏōr	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H1755 period, generation, dwelling

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Has God	אֵ֑ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
forgotten	הֲשָׁכַ֣ח	hă·šā·ḵaḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7911 forget
to be gracious	חַנּ֣וֹת	ḥan·nō·wṯ	Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H2603 shew favour, be gracious
Has His anger	בְּ֝אַ֗ף	bə·’ap̄	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
shut off	קָפַ֥ץ	qā·p̄aṣ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7092 draw together, shut
His compassion	רַחֲמָ֥יו	ra·ḥă·māw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H7356 womb
Selah	סֶֽלָה׃	se·lāh	Interjection	H5542 lift up

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I said	וָ֭אֹמַר	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
I am grieved	חַלּ֣וֹתִי	ḥal·lō·w·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H2470 be weak, sick
that the right hand	יְמִ֣ין	yə·mîn	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3225 right hand
of the Most High	עֶלְיֽוֹן׃	‘el·yō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H5945 high
has changed	הִ֑יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she