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Psalms 77:7
“Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God during a night of solitary reflection, immediately after recalling past worship and pondering in the heart.
The words — The Hebrew יִזְנַח (yiznach) literally means "will he reject," paired with לִרְצוֹת (lir'tzot), "to show favor," which frames the psalmist's direct question about divine abandonment.
The thread — This exact phrasing of enduring rejection appears in Psalms 89:46 and Lamentations 3:31, where both texts question whether God's wrath or silence will persist without end.
Why it lands — It forces a reader to sit with unresolved doubt, requiring honest confrontation with perceived divine absence before any theological comfort is introduced.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?
Cross-references
- Psalms 85:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.
- Lamentations 3:31 For the Lord will not cast us off forever.
- Psalms 89:46 How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?
- Romans 11:1 I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
- Psalms 85:5 Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?
- Psalms 13:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?
- Psalms 37:24 Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
- Psalms 89:38 Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one.
- Psalms 44:9 But You have rejected and humbled us; You no longer go forth with our armies.
- Psalms 74:1 A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture?