Psalms 77:9

9 Has God forgotten mercy? Is he too angry to pity us?"Selah

Psalms 77:9 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 77:9

Hath God forgotten to be gracious
He has not, is it possible that he should? as the Targum; it is not; he cannot forget the purposes of his grace and mercy, nor the covenant and promises of it, nor people the objects of it; and much less can he for his grace and mercy itself, so agreeable to his nature, what he delights in, and which he has proclaimed in Christ:

hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies?;
as an avaricious man shuts up his hand, and will not communicate liberally; or as the sea is shut up with doors, that its waters may not overflow; no, the mercies of God are not restrained, though unbelief says they are, at least queries if they are not, ( Isaiah 63:15 ) , but Faith says they flow freely through Christ, and the people of God are crowned with lovingkindness and tender mercies; God gives liberally, and upbraideth not; and though he may hide his face in a little seeming wrath for a moment, yet with great mercies will he gather, and with everlasting kindness will he have mercy.

Selah. (See Gill on Psalms 3:2).

Psalms 77:9 In-Context

7 "Will the Lord reject us forever? Will he never be kind to us again?
8 Is his love gone forever? Has he stopped speaking for all time?
9 Has God forgotten mercy? Is he too angry to pity us?"Selah
10 Then I say "This is what makes me sad: For years the power of God Most High was with us."
11 I remember what the Lord did; I remember the miracles you did long ago.
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