Psalm 77:8
New International Version
Has his unfailing love vanished forever? Has his promise failed for all time?

New Living Translation
Is his unfailing love gone forever? Have his promises permanently failed?

English Standard Version
Has his steadfast love forever ceased? Are his promises at an end for all time?

Berean Standard Bible
Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time?

King James Bible
Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?

New King James Version
Has His mercy ceased forever? Has His promise failed forevermore?

New American Standard Bible
Has His favor ceased forever? Has His promise come to an end forever?

NASB 1995
Has His lovingkindness ceased forever? Has His promise come to an end forever?

NASB 1977
Has His lovingkindness ceased forever? Has His promise come to an end forever?

Legacy Standard Bible
Has His lovingkindness ceased forever? Has His word ended from generation to generation?

Amplified Bible
Has His lovingkindness ceased forever? Have His promises ended for all time?

Christian Standard Bible
Has his faithful love ceased forever? Is his promise at an end for all generations?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Has His faithful love ceased forever? Is His promise at an end for all generations?

American Standard Version
Is his lovingkindness clean gone for ever? Doth his promise fail for evermore?

Contemporary English Version
Is this the end of your love and your promises?

English Revised Version
Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Has his mercy come to an end forever? Has his promise been canceled throughout every generation?

Good News Translation
Has he stopped loving us? Does his promise no longer stand?

International Standard Version
Has his gracious love ceased forever? Will his promise be unfulfilled in future generations?

Majority Standard Bible
Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time?

NET Bible
Has his loyal love disappeared forever? Has his promise failed forever?

New Heart English Bible
Has his loving kindness vanished forever? Does his promise fail for generations?

Webster's Bible Translation
Is his mercy wholly gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?

World English Bible
Has his loving kindness vanished forever? Does his promise fail for generations?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Has His kindness ceased forever? The saying failed from generation to generation?

Young's Literal Translation
Hath His kindness ceased for ever? The saying failed to all generations?

Smith's Literal Translation
Did his mercy fail forever? his word come to an end to generation and generation?
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Or will he cut off his mercy for ever, from generation to generation?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Or, will he cut off his mercy in the end, from generation to generation?

New American Bible
Has God’s mercy ceased forever? The promise to go unfulfilled for future ages?

New Revised Standard Version
Has his steadfast love ceased forever? Are his promises at an end for all time?
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Is his mercy gone for ever? does his promise fail for evermore?

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Or does not his grace pass away forever from me, or is not his word finished to a generation of generations?
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Is His mercy clean gone for ever? Is His promise come to an end for evermore?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Will he cut off his mercy for ever, even for ever and ever?

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
In The Day of Trouble I Sought the LORD
7“Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again? 8Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time? 9Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?” Selah…

Cross References
Isaiah 49:14-15
But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!” / “Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!

Lamentations 3:22-23
Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!

Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?

Isaiah 54:10
Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.

2 Timothy 2:13
if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.

Romans 11:29
For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.

Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.

1 Samuel 15:29
Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”

Malachi 3:6
“Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.

James 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

Deuteronomy 7:9
Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.

2 Corinthians 1:20
For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.

Isaiah 40:8
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”

Psalm 89:33-34
But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness. / I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.

Titus 1:2
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.


Treasury of Scripture

Is his mercy clean gone for ever? does his promise fail for ever more?

is his

Isaiah 27:11
When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.

Luke 16:25,26
But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented…

doth

Numbers 14:34
After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.

Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Jeremiah 15:18
Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?

for evermore.

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Psalm 77
1. The psalmist shows what fierce combat he had with distrust
10. The victory which he had by consideration of God's great and gracious works.














Is His loving devotion gone forever?
The phrase "Is His loving devotion" refers to the Hebrew word "חֶסֶד" (chesed), which is often translated as "lovingkindness," "mercy," or "steadfast love." This word is rich in meaning, encapsulating God's covenantal love and faithfulness towards His people. In the context of the Old Testament, chesed is a central attribute of God, reflecting His unwavering commitment to His covenant promises. Historically, the Israelites experienced God's chesed through His deliverance, provision, and guidance. This rhetorical question reflects a moment of deep despair, where the psalmist is questioning whether God's covenantal love has ceased, a thought that would have been deeply troubling given the historical reliance on God's faithfulness.

gone forever?
The phrase "gone forever" captures the Hebrew word "גָּמַר" (gamar), which means to come to an end or be completed. The psalmist is expressing a fear that God's loving devotion has reached its conclusion, a fear that resonates with anyone who has felt abandoned or forgotten. In the historical context of Israel, such a sentiment might arise during times of national crisis or personal suffering, when God's presence seemed distant. However, the psalmist's question is rhetorical, inviting the reader to reflect on the impossibility of God's eternal attributes coming to an end. Theologically, this phrase challenges believers to trust in the eternal nature of God's love, even when circumstances suggest otherwise.

Does His promise fail for all time?
The word "promise" in Hebrew is "אֵמֶר" (emer), which can also mean "word" or "speech." It signifies God's declarations and commitments, particularly those made in His covenants with Israel. The psalmist is grappling with the fear that God's promises, which have been a source of hope and assurance, might fail. Historically, God's promises were seen as unbreakable, as they were rooted in His unchanging character. The phrase "for all time" emphasizes the eternal nature of these promises, suggesting that any perceived failure would have catastrophic implications for the believer's faith. This question serves as a poignant reminder of the tension between human perception and divine reality, encouraging believers to hold fast to the truth of God's unfailing word, even in moments of doubt.

Verse 8. - Is his mercy clean gone forever? The mercy which he has so long shown towards Israel (comp. Psalm 78.). Doth his promise fail forevermore? The promise which he made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that he would be with their seed forever (Genesis 17:7-13; Genesis 26:24; Genesis 35:11, 12).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Is His loving devotion
חַסְדּ֑וֹ (ḥas·dōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

gone
הֶאָפֵ֣ס (he·’ā·p̄ês)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 656: To cease, fail, come to an end

forever?
לָנֶ֣צַח (lā·ne·ṣaḥ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5331: Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity

Has His promise
אֹ֝֗מֶר (’ō·mer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 562: Promise, speech, thing, word

failed
גָּ֥מַר (gā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1584: To end, come to an end, complete

for all time?
לְדֹ֣ר (lə·ḏōr)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling


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