Psalms 77:9

7 “Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again?

8 Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time?

Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?” Selah

10 So I said, “I am grieved that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”

11 I will remember the works of the LORD; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?” Selah
KJV
Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.
WEB
Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he, in anger, withheld his compassion?” Selah.
ASV
Hath God forgotten to be gracious? Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah
DARBY
Hath God forgotten to be gracious? or hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.
BLB
Or has God forgotten to show favor? Has He shut up in anger His compassion?” Selah
ÅB
Har Gud glemt å være nådig? Har han i vrede tillukket sin barmhjertighet? Sela.
OTB
Har Gud glemt å være nådig,
Eller har Han i vrede holdt tilbake sin medfølelse?
Sela
B1930
Har Gud glemt å være nådig? Har han i vrede tillukket sin barmhjertighet? Sela.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 49:14–15

    But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!”

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  • Psalms 40:11

    O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.

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  • Luke 13:25–28

    After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

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  • 1 John 3:17

    If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

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  • Romans 11:32

    For God has consigned everyone to disobedience so that He may have mercy on everyone.

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  • Psalms 25:6

    Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age.

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  • Psalms 51:1

    Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.

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  • Isaiah 63:15

    Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained.

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