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Psalm 77:7-9
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 77:7-9
New Catholic Bible
7 At night I meditate in my heart,[a]
and as I reflect, my spirit questions:
8 [b]“Will the Lord cast us off forever
and never again show us his favor?
9 Has his kindness[c] vanished forever?
Has his promise ceased for all time?
Footnotes
- Psalm 77:7 Heart: see note on Ps 4:8.
- Psalm 77:8 These verses follow the style of laments (see Pss 74:1; 89:47ff; Isa 63:15; Lam 3:21-24, 31ff). The prophetic word had ceased (see Ps 74:9); still God remained faithful to his promises, inscribed in the ancient writings on which the psalmist meditated endlessly (see Pss 1:2; 105:3ff) to convince himself that God had not changed in his love for his people (see Isa 49:14ff; Mal 3:6).
- Psalm 77:9 Kindness: see note on Ps 6:5.
