New English Translation
Psalms 77:10
10Then I said, “I am sickened by the thought that the sovereign One might become inactive.
Psalms 77:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.
- New International Version (NIV)Then I thought, “To this I will appeal: the years when the Most High stretched out his right hand.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then I said, "I will appeal to this, to the years of the right hand of the Most High."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And I said, “This is my anguish; But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.”
Context of Psalms 77:10
8Has his loyal love disappeared forever? Has his promise failed forever? 9Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has his anger stifled his compassion?” Then I said, “I am sickened by the thought that the sovereign One might become inactive. 11I will remember the works of the Lord. Yes, I will remember the amazing things you did long ago! 12I will think about all you have done; I will reflect upon your deeds!”
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וָ֭אֹמַר חַלּ֣וֹתִי הִ֑יא שְׁ֝נ֗וֹת יְמִ֣ין עֶלְיֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 77:10
- Psalms 31:22I jumped to conclusions and said, “I am cut off from your presence!” But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.
- Psalms 73:22I was ignorant and lacked insight; I was as senseless as an animal before you.
- Psalms 116:11I rashly declared, “All men are liars.”
- Job 42:3you asked, ‘Who is this who darkens counsel without knowledge?’ But I have declared without understanding things too wonderful for me to know.
- Lamentations 3:18So I said, “My endurance has expired; I have lost all hope of deliverance from the Lord.” ז (Zayin)
- Mark 9:24Immediately the father of the boy cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”
- Psalms 77:5I thought about the days of old, about ancient times.
- Exodus 15:6Your right hand, O Lord, was majestic in power, your right hand, O Lord, shattered the enemy.
- Numbers 23:21He has not looked on iniquity in Jacob, nor has he seen trouble in Israel. The Lord their God is with them; his acclamation as king is among them.
- Deuteronomy 4:34Or has God ever before tried to deliver a nation from the middle of another nation, accompanied by judgments, signs, wonders, war, strength, power, and other very terrifying things like the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes?
- Habakkuk 3:2Lord, I have heard the report of what you did; I am awed, Lord, by what you accomplished. In our time repeat those deeds; in our time reveal them again. But when you cause turmoil, remember to show us mercy!
Commentaries on Psalms 77:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10And I said, This is my infirmity - The Hebrew is very obscure, and has been differently translated: עליון ימימן שנות היא חלותי ואמר vaomar challothi hi shenoth yemin elyon ; "And I said, Is this my weakness? Years the right hand of the Most High." If חלותי challothi comes from חלה chalah, and signifies to pray, as De Dieu has thought, then his translation may be proper: Precari hoc meum est; mutare dextram Altissimi. "To pray, this my business; to change…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And I said, This is my infirmity - The meaning of this phrase is not, as would appear from our translation, that his reflections on the subject were to be traced to his weakness, or were a proof of weakness of mind, but that the subject overpowered him. This verse has been very variously rendered. The Septuagint and the Vulgate translate it, “And I said, now I begin; this is a change of the right hand of the Most High,” with what meaning it is difficult…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The psalmist is afraid that God's hand of protection (Psalm 44:3; 77:15; Exodus 6:6) and favor (Psalms 16:7–8; 110:1) are now against him for no clear reason.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Omitting the supplied words, we may read, "This is my affliction--the years of," &c., "years" being taken as parallel to affliction (compare Psa 90:15), as of God's ordering.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 77
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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