Psalms 77:9

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Hath God forgotten{H8804)} to be gracious{H8800)}? hath he in anger shut up{H8804)} his tender mercies? Selah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֶאָפֵ֣ס לָנֶ֣צַח חַסְדּ֑וֹ גָּ֥מַר אֹ֝֗מֶר לְדֹ֣ר וָדֹֽר

Transliteration

?-ʾāp̄ēs to-neṣaḥ ḥasdô gāmar ʾōmer to-dōr and-dōr

Grammar Details

*ʾāp̄ēs*: qal perfect with interrogative he - has it ceased?
*neṣaḥ*: masculine singular noun with prefixed lamed - forever
*ḥasdô*: masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his lovingkindness
*gāmar*: 3rd person masculine singular qal perfect - he has finished
*ʾōmer*: masculine singular noun - word/speech/promise
*dōr*: masculine singular noun - generation

Word Meanings

*ʾāp̄ēs*: has ceased/has ended/is gone
*neṣaḥ*: forever/perpetuity/completely
*ḥasdô*: his lovingkindness/his mercy/his covenant loyalty
*gāmar*: has finished/has completed/has ended
*ʾōmer*: word/speech/promise/saying
*dōr*: generation/age/period

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 49:14-15 : 14 But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. 15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
Isa 63:15 : 15 Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?
Luke 13:25-28 : 25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: 26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. 27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
Rom 11:32 : 32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
1 John 3:17 : 17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
Ps 25:6 : 6 Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.
Ps 40:11 : 11 Withhold{H8799)} not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve{H8799)} me.
Ps 51:1 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)}, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came{H8800)} unto him, after he had gone in{H8804)} to Bathsheba. Have mercy{H8798)} upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out{H8798)} my transgressions.
Isa 40:27 : 27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?

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Ps 77:7-8
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7Will the Lord cast off{H8799)} for ever? and will{H8686)} he be favourable{H8800)} no more?
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11He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
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1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
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49Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest{H8738)} unto David in thy truth?
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9I will say{H8799)} unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten{H8804)} me? why go{H8799)} I mourning{H8802)} because of the oppression of the enemy{H8802)}?
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1Maschil{H8688)} of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off{H8804)} for ever? why doth thine anger smoke{H8799)} against the sheep of thy pasture?
Ps 89:46-47
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76%
46How long, LORD? wilt thou hide{H8735)} thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn{H8799)} like fire?
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20Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
Ps 77:3
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3I remembered{H8799)} God, and was troubled{H8799)}: I complained{H8799)}, and my spirit was overwhelmed{H8691)}. Selah.
Isa 63:15
74%
15Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?
Ps 44:24
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24Wherefore hidest{H8686)} thou thy face, and forgettest{H8799)} our affliction and our oppression?
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Isa 49:14
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14But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
Lam 3:17
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17And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.
Ps 79:8
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Ps 111:4
73%
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Ps 85:5
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Ps 25:6-7
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72%
6Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.
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Ps 27:9
72%
9Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
Ps 67:1
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Ps 55:19
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19God shall hear{H8799)}, and afflict{H8799)} them, even he that abideth{H8802)} of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear{H8804)} not God.
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11Shall thy lovingkindness be declared{H8792)} in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
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Mic 7:18
71%
18Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
Ps 31:9
71%
9Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
Ps 66:20
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20Blessed{H8803)} be God, which hath not turned away{H8689)} my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
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71%
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71%
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Ps 44:17
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Ps 59:5
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2Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
Ps 57:1
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Ps 51:1
70%
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Ps 78:38
70%
38But he, being full of compassion, forgave{H8762)} their iniquity, and destroyed{H8686)} them not: yea, many a time{H8689)} turned he his anger away{H8687)}, and did not stir up{H8686)} all his wrath.
Lam 3:43
70%
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Isa 40:27
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