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Psalms 77:15
15By your strong arm, you redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Interlude
Psalms 77:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.
- New International Version (NIV)With your mighty arm you redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You with your arm redeemed your people, the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
- New King James Version (NKJV)You have with Your arm redeemed Your people, The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
Context of Psalms 77:15
13O God, your ways are holy. Is there any god as mighty as you? 14You are the God of great wonders! You demonstrate your awesome power among the nations. By your strong arm, you redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Interlude 16When the Red Sea saw you, O God, its waters looked and trembled! The sea quaked to its very depths. 17The clouds poured down rain; the thunder rumbled in the sky. Your arrows of lightning flashed.
Read all of Psalms 77Psalms 77:15 word by word
גָּאַ֣לְתָּ בִּזְר֣וֹעַ עַמֶּ֑ךָ בְּנֵי־יַעֲקֹ֖ב וְיוֹסֵ֣ף סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 77:15
- Psalms 136:11He brought Israel out of Egypt. His faithful love endures forever.
- Exodus 6:6“Therefore, say to the people of Israel: ‘I am the Lord. I will free you from your oppression and will rescue you from your slavery in Egypt. I will redeem you with a powerful arm and great acts of judgment.
- Deuteronomy 9:26I prayed to the Lord and said, ‘O Sovereign Lord, do not destroy them. They are your own people. They are your special possession, whom you redeemed from Egypt by your mighty power and your strong hand.
- Isaiah 63:9In all their suffering he also suffered, and he personally rescued them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them. He lifted them up and carried them through all the years.
- Genesis 48:3Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.
Commentaries on Psalms 77:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15The son. of Jacob and Joseph - "The sons which Jacob begat and Joseph nourished." says the Chaldee. The Israelites are properly called the sons of Joseph as well as of Jacob, seeing Ephraim and Manasseh, his sons, were taken into the number of the tribes. All the latter part of this Psalm refers to the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt; and the psalmist uses this as an argument to excite the expectation of the captives. As God delivered our fathers…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Thou hast with thine arm - That is, with strength or power, the arm being a symbol of strength. Exodus 6:6; Exodus 15:16; Psalm 10:15. Redeemed thy people - Thou didst rescue or deliver them from Egyptian bondage. See the notes at Isaiah 43:3. The sons of Jacob and Joseph - The descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Jacob is mentioned because he was the ancestor of the twelve tribes; Joseph, because he was conspicuous or eminent among the sons of Jacob, and…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-20Verses 11-20 The remembrance of the works of God, will be a powerful remedy against distrust of his promise and goodness; for he is God, and changes not. God's way is in the sanctuary. We are sure that God is holy in all his works. God's ways are like the deep waters, which cannot be fathomed; like the way of a ship, which cannot be tracked. God brought Israel out of Egypt. This was typical of the great redemption to be wrought out in the fulness of time…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-15This central section of the poem reflects on God as the holy and powerful redeemer.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-2014-20. Illustrations of God's power in His special interventions for His people (Ex 14:1-31), and, in the more common, but sublime, control of nature (Psa 22:11-14; Ha 3:14) which may have attended those miraculous events (Ex 14:24).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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