Psalms 77:8

77:7 Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?

Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore? for evermore: Heb. to generation and generation?

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Has his loving kindness vanished forever? Does his promise fail for generations?

Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?

Is his mercy clean gone for ever? does his promise fail for ever more?

77:9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.

What does Psalms 77:8 mean?

Psalms 77:8 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חֵסֵד (chêçêd), אָפֵס (ʼâphêç), נֶצַח (netsach).

Hebrew interlinear

his

mercyחֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

clean

goneאָפֵסʼâphêç/aw-face'/H656to disappear, i.e. cease

for

ever?נֶצַחnetsach/neh'-tsakh/H5331properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at adistance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continually (i.e. to the most distant point of view)

doth

his

promiseאֹמֶרʼômer/o'-mer/H562{something said}

failגָּמַרgâmar/gaw-mar'/H1584to end (in the sense of completion or failure)

for

evermore?דּוֹרdôwr/dore/H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling

for

evermore:

Heb.

generation

and

generation?

Topics

Despondency Doubting Promises of God, the Seekers

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What does Psalms 77:8 say?

Psalms 77:8 (King James Version) reads: "Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore? for evermore: Heb. to generation and generation?"

Is Psalms 77:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 77:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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