Psalms 77:9

What does Psalms 77:9 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 77:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Hath God forgotten to be gracious? Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? [Selah

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Hath God forgotten to be gracious? Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? [Selah

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Has God put away the memory of his pity? are his mercies shut up by his wrath? (Selah.)

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Hath God forgotten <FI>His<Fi> favours? Hath He shut up in anger His mercies? Selah.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

The sons of Ephraim who bend and shoot with the bow: they have turned back in the day of battle.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

HathGod forgotten to be gracious? or hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.

Context

v.8Is his lovingkindness clean gone for ever? Doth his promise fail for evermore?

v.9This passage

v.10And I said, This is my infirmity; But I will rememberthe years of the right hand of the Most High.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 51:1

    Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

  • Luke 13:25

    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, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are;

  • Romans 11:32

    For God hath shut up all unto disobedience, that he might have mercy upon all.

  • Isaiah 40:27

    Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from Jehovah, and the justice due to me is passed away from my God?

  • Isaiah 63:15

    Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where are thy zeal and thy mighty acts? the yearning of thy heart and thy compassions are restrained toward me.

  • 1 John 3:17

    But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?

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