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Psalm 77:5–9

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5I consider hthe days of old,

the years long ago.

6I said,1 “Let me remember my isong in the night;

let me jmeditate in my heart.”

Then my spirit made a diligent search:

7“Will the Lord kspurn forever,

and never again lbe favorable?

8Has his steadfast love forever ceased?

Are his mpromises at an end for all time?

9nHas God forgotten to be gracious?

oHas he in anger shut up his compassion?” Selah

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Psalm 77:5: I consider the days of old, the years long ago.

Footnotes

  1. 1Hebrew lacks I said

Cross references

  1. hver. 10, 11; Ps. 44:1; 143:5; Deut. 32:7; Isa. 51:9
  2. iSee Ps. 42:8
  3. jPs. 4:4
  4. kSee Ps. 44:9
  5. lPs. 85:1
  6. m[Rom. 9:6]
  7. n[Isa. 49:15]
  8. o[Hab. 3:2]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I thought about the former days,

the years of long ago;

I remembered my songs in the night.

My heart meditated and my spirit asked:

“Will the Lord reject forever?

Will he never show his favor again?

Has his unfailing love vanished forever?

Has his promise failed for all time?

Has God forgotten to be merciful?

Has he in anger withheld his compassion?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I consider days of old,

years long past.

At night I remember my music;

I meditate in my heart, and my spirit ponders.

“Will the Lord reject forever

and never again show favor?

Has his faithful love ceased forever?

Is his promise at an end for all generations?

Has God forgotten to be gracious?

Has he in anger withheld his compassion?”

Selah

NLTNew Living Translation

I think of the good old days,

long since ended,

when my nights were filled with joyful songs.

I search my soul and ponder the difference now.

Has the Lord rejected me forever?

Will he never again be kind to me?

Is his unfailing love gone forever?

Have his promises permanently failed?

Has God forgotten to be gracious?

Has he slammed the door on his compassion?

Interlude

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I think about the days from long ago,

the years of ancient times.

I remember my song in the night.

With my heart I meditate,

and my spirit searches to understand.

Will the Lord reject us forever,

and will he never be pleased with us again?

Has his loyal love ceased forever?

Is his promise ended throughout generations?

Has God forgotten to have compassion?

Or has he closed off his mercies in anger? Selah

KJV 1900King James Version

I have considered the days of old,

The years of ancient times.

I call to remembrance my song in the night:

I commune with mine own heart:

And my spirit made diligent search.

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?

Hath God forgotten to be gracious?

Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.