Psalms 77:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Will the Lord cast off for ever? And will he be favorable no more?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֶֽזְכְּרָ֥ה נְגִינָתִ֗י בַּ֫לָּ֥יְלָה עִם־לְבָבִ֥י אָשִׂ֑יחָה וַיְחַפֵּ֥שׂ רוּחִֽי

Transliteration

ʾezkərāh nəḡînāṯî in-the-laylāh with-ləḇāḇî ʾāśîḥāh and-yəḥappēś rûḥî

Grammar Details

*ʾezkərāh*: 1st person singular imperfect/cohortative - I remember/will remember
*nəḡînāṯî*: feminine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my music/song
*laylāh*: masculine singular noun with prefixed 'bə' and definite article - in the night
*ləḇāḇî*: masculine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my heart
*ʾāśîḥāh*: 1st person singular imperfect/cohortative - I meditate/complain
*yəḥappēś*: 3rd person masculine singular piel imperfect with waw-consecutive - and it searches
*rûḥî*: feminine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my spirit

Word Meanings

*ʾezkərāh*: I remember/I call to mind/I mention
*nəḡînāṯî*: my song/my music/my stringed instrument
*laylāh*: night/darkness
*ləḇāḇî*: my heart/my mind/my inner self
*ʾāśîḥāh*: I meditate/I complain/I muse
*yəḥappēś*: it searches/it examines/it seeks diligently
*rûḥî*: my spirit/my breath/my mind

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 85:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Jehovah, thou hast been favorable unto thy land; Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
Ps 85:5 : 5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
Ps 89:38 : 38 But thou hast cast off and rejected, Thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
Ps 89:46 : 46 How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? [How long] shall thy wrath burn like fire?
Jer 23:24-26 : 24 Can any hide himself in secret places so that I shall not see him? saith Jehovah. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith Jehovah. 25 I have heard what the prophets have said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. 26 How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?
Lam 3:31-32 : 31 For the Lord will not cast off for ever. 32 For though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
Rom 11:1-2 : 1 I say then, Did God cast off his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God did not cast off his people which he foreknew. Or know ye not what the scripture saith of Elijah? how he pleadeth with God against Israel:
Ps 13:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou forget me for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me? 2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?
Ps 37:24 : 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.
Ps 44:9 : 9 But now thou hast cast [us] off, and brought us to dishonor, And goest not forth with our hosts.
Ps 74:1 : 1 Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast [us] off for ever? Why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
Ps 79:5 : 5 How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

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