PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 77:1. This is a community lament. By referring to God’s “anger” (v. Psalms 77:9) the psalm acknowledges that the reason for the trouble may be some fault in the people (see Psalms 74:1; Psalms 79:1; Psalms 80:1). The repeated key words here are “remember” and “meditate” (P... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 77:4 The agonizing question that keeps the singer awake at night (vv. Psalms 77:4) is whether God will SPURN his people FOREVER (vv. Psalms 77:7). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 77:7 It does not offend God when his troubled people raise these questions. The answer is found in Exodus 34:6, which describes the enduring goodness of God toward his people. If God abounds in STEADFAST LOVE, then it cannot cease. The key matter is the last line: HAS HE done th... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 77:10 I WILL APPEAL... TO THE YEARS OF THE RIGHT HAND OF THE MOST HIGH. This section focuses on God’s great deeds of the past, especially in the exodus and in the wilderness. If God did these things for his people before (DEEDS, WONDERS, WORK, and MIGHTY DEEDS, vv. Psalms 77:11)... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 77:20 FLOCK. For the image of God’s people as sheep, and God as their Shepherd, see notes on 23:1; 74:1–3. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]