Revised Webster's Bible
Psalms 77:5
5I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.
Psalms 77:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.
- New International Version (NIV)I thought about the former days, the years of long ago;
- English Standard Version (ESV)I consider the days of old, the years long ago.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I have considered the days of old, The years of ancient times.
Context of Psalms 77:5
3I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah. 4Thou holdest my eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak. I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times. 6I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with my own heart: and my spirit made diligent search. 7Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?
Read all of Psalms 77Psalms 77:5 word by word
חִשַּׁ֣בְתִּי יָמִ֣ים מִקֶּ֑דֶם שְׁ֝נ֗וֹת עוֹלָמִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 77:5
- Psalms 74:12For Godis my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
- Psalms 143:5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
- Deuteronomy 32:7Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will show thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.
- Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not that which hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
- Isaiah 63:9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bore them, and carried them all the days of old.
- Micah 7:14Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thy heritage, who dwell solitarily in the forest, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
Commentaries on Psalms 77:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5I have considered the days of old - חשבתי chishshabti, I have counted up; I have reckoned up the various dispensations of thy mercy in behalf of the distressed, marked down in the history of our fathers.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5I have considered the days of old - Rather, “I do consider;” that is, “I think upon.” This refers to his resolution in his perplexity and trouble; the method to which he resorted in examining the subject, and in endeavoring to allay his troubles. He resolved to look at the past. He asked what was the evidence which was furnished on the subject by the former dealings of God with himself and with mankind; what could be learned from those dealings in regard…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6As the psalmist meditates at night, he feels so disturbed that he cannot sleep or speak. He has pleasant memories of the past, but he cannot look beyond the present moment into the future.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-93-9. His sad state contrasted with former joys. was troubled--literally, "violently agitated," or disquieted (Psa 39:6; 41:5). my spirit was overwhelmed--or, "fainted" (Psa 107:5; Jon 2:7).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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