Psalm 77:
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Psalm 77
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The psalmist's troubles and temptation. (1-10) He encourages himself by
the remembrance of God's help of his people. (11-20)
Verses 1-10 Days
of trouble must be days of prayer; when God seems to have withdrawn from us, we
must seek him till we find him. In the day of his trouble the psalmist did not
seek for the diversion of business or amusement, but he sought God, and his
favor and grace. Those that are under trouble of mind, must pray it away. He
pored upon the trouble; the methods that should have relieved him did but
increase his grief. When he remembered God, it was only the Divine justice and
wrath. His spirit was overwhelmed, and sank under the load. But let not the
remembrance of the comforts we have lost, make us unthankful for those that are
left. Particularly he called to remembrance the comforts with which he supported
himself in former sorrows. Here is the language of a sorrowful, deserted soul,
walking in darkness; a common case even among those that fear the Lord,
isaiah 50:10. Nothing
wounds and pierces like the thought of God's being angry. God's own people, in a
cloudy and dark day, may be tempted to make wrong conclusions about their
spiritual state, and that of God's kingdom in the world. But we must not give
way to such fears. Let faith answer them from the Scripture. The troubled
fountain will work itself clear again; and the recollection of former times of
joyful experience often raises a hope, tending to relief. Doubts and fears
proceed from the want and weakness of faith. Despondency and distrust under
affliction, are too often the infirmities of believers, and, as such, are to be
thought upon by us with sorrow and shame. When, unbelief is working in us, we
must thus suppress its risings.
Verses 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, both by price and power. If
we have harboured doubtful thoughts, we should, without delay, turn our minds to
meditate on that God, who spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us
all, that with him, he might freely give us all things.
Psalm 77:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Spurgeon
| Wesley
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| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 Job Proverbs
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