Psalms

Psalm 77:7–9

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

Word by word

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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

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 77:7 Psalm 85:1 · Lamentations 3:31–32 · Psalm 89:46 · Romans 11:1–2 · Psalm 85:5 · Psalm 89:38 · Psalm 13:1–2 · Psalm 37:24

Psalm 77:8 Numbers 23:19 · Romans 9:6 · 2 Peter 3:9 · Numbers 14:34 · Jeremiah 15:18 · Luke 16:25–26

Psalm 77:9 Isaiah 49:14–15 · Psalm 40:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.