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77:9 Has God forgotten to be merciful ? Has his anger stifled his compassion ?” 77:10 Then I said , “I am sickened by the thought that the sovereign One might become inactive . 77:11 I will remember the works of the Lord . Yes , I will remember the amazing things you did long ago ! 77:12 I will think about all you have done ; I will reflect upon your deeds !” 77:13 O God , your deeds are extraordinary ! What god can compare to our great God ? 77:14 You are the God who does amazing things; you have revealed your strength among the nations . 77:15 You delivered your people by your strength – the children of Jacob and Joseph . (Selah ) 77:16 The waters saw you, O God , the waters saw you and trembled . Yes , the depths of the sea shook with fear . 77:17 The clouds poured down rain ; the skies thundered . Yes , your arrows flashed about. 77:18 Your thunderous voice was heard in the wind ; the lightning bolts lit up the world ; the earth trembled and shook . 77:19 You walked through the sea ; you passed through the surging waters , but left no footprints . 77:20 You led your people like a flock of sheep, by the hand of Moses and Aaron .

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  • [Psa 77:13] O God, Most Holy Are Thy Ways
  • [Psa 77:18] Steal Away To Jesus

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • 14:1-4 Scholars have not been able to locate definitely the sites referred to in verse 2."An Egyptian papyrus associates Baal Zephon with Tahpahnes . . . a known site near Lake Menzaleh in the northeastern delta region."235Ho...
  • The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • This psalm pictures God seated in His heavenly throne room. He has two indictments against His people Israel. The wicked among them were hypocritical in their worship, a violation of the first part of the Decalogue, and in th...
  • A man or men named Asaph wrote 17 of the psalms in this book (Pss. 73-83). Other writers were the sons of Korah (Pss. 84-85, 87), David (Ps. 86), Heman (Ps. 88), and Ethan (Ps. 89). Asaph, Heman, and Ethan were musicians from...
  • 77:1-3 Some distress led the psalmist to insomnia. In his restless condition he cried out to God, but he received no relief (cf. Heb. 5:7).77:4-6 On other similar occasions Asaph said he received peace by meditating on God. H...
  • 77:10-15 Verse 10 means the psalmist felt his sorrow stemmed from God's withdrawing His powerful right hand from his life. In other words God was not answering his prayers and coming to his aid as He had done in the past.This...
  • 89:38-45 Next Ethan recounted what God had permitted to overtake David. He was now weak and defeated rather than being strong and successful. God had apparently cut David off and gone back on His promises. The fall of Jerusal...
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
  • The Lord turned from addressing His "wife"to her children. Both figures describe Israel, collectively and particularly. This pericope is transitional, but it is more of a conclusion to what has preceded than an introduction t...
  • 2:10 The earth trembles as this army advances. The heavens also tremble. The sun and the moon grow dark, and the stars fade from view. Cosmic disturbances like these are common in biblical descriptions of Yahweh waging war (c...
  • Having given His essential response to the people's repentance, the Lord now explained what He would do in more detail. This section is chiastic with the focus of emphasis on verses 21-24. Verses 19 and 26-27 promise a restor...
  • 1:4 Jonah subjected himself to dangers that Israel and the entire ancient Near East viewed as directly under divine control when he launched out on the sea. The sea to them was the embodiment of the chaotic forces that humans...
  • Micah had prayed, he received the Lord's answer, and this answer moved him to worship (cf. Exod. 34:6-7).447:18 The prophet praised Yahweh as a God who is unique in that He pardons the rebellious sins of the surviving remnant...
  • Habakkuk now changed from describing the manifestation of God and the inanimate and animate reactions to it to a description of His acts on the earth.3:8 With rhetorical questions Habakkuk affirmed that Yahweh was not angry w...
  • 2:1 The Lord revealed another message to Haggai almost one month later, on the twenty-first day of the seventh month (Tishri, modern October 17) of the same year, 520 B.C. This was the last day of the feast of Tabernacles (Bo...
  • This miracle followed the feeding of the 5,000 by just a few hours. Both miracles were important parts of Jesus' discipleship training program for the Twelve.6:45 The feeding of the 5,000 evidently happened on the northeast s...
  • The writer shifted again from exposition to exhortation. The hook word "speak"(Gr. lalountiand lalounta) in verses 24 and 25 ties the two sections together.12:25 The One speaking probably refers to God. "Him who warned them o...

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