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Psalm 77

Psa. 77:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Will the Lord
'Adonay (Hebrew #136)
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
KJV usage: (my) Lord.
Pronounce: ad-o-noy'
Origin: am emphatic form of 113
cast off
zanach (Hebrew #2186)
a primitive root meaning to push aside, i.e. reject, forsake, fail
KJV usage: cast away (off), remove far away (off).
Pronounce: zaw-nakh'
fory ever
`owlam (Hebrew #5769)
from 5956; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
KJV usage: alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-))ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end). Compare 5331, 5703.
Pronounce: o-lawm'
Origin: or lolam {o-lawm'}
? and will
yacaph (Hebrew #3254)
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
KJV usage: add, X again, X any more, X cease, X come more, + conceive again, continue, exceed, X further, X gather together, get more, give more-over, X henceforth, increase (more and more), join, X longer (bring, do, make, much, put), X (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be (strong-) er, X yet, yield.
Pronounce: yaw-saf'
Origin: a primitive root
he be favorable
ratsah (Hebrew #7521)
to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt
KJV usage: (be) accept(-able), accomplish, set affection, approve, consent with, delight (self), enjoy, (be, have a) favour(-able), like, observe, pardon, (be, have, take) please(-ure), reconcile self.
Pronounce: raw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
no more?
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Psa. 74:1• 1An instruction; of Asaph.{HR}Why, O God, hast thou cast off forever?{HR}Smoketh thy wrath against the sheep of thy pasture? (Psa. 74:1)
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Lam. 3:31‑32• 31For Jehovah will not cast off forever:
 32but though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. (Lam. 3:31‑32)

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Psa. 13:1‑2• 1To the chief musician, a Psalm of David.{HR}Until when, O Jehovah? Wilt thou forget me forever?{HR}Until when wilt thou bide thy face from me?
 2Until when shall I lay up counsels in my soul, grief in my heart daily?{HR}Until when shall mine enemy be lifted up above me? (Psa. 13:1‑2)
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Psa. 37:24• 24If he falleth, he is not cast down;{HR}For Jehovah upholdeth his hand. (Psa. 37:24)
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Psa. 74:1• 1An instruction; of Asaph.{HR}Why, O God, hast thou cast off forever?{HR}Smoketh thy wrath against the sheep of thy pasture? (Psa. 74:1)
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Psa. 89:38,46• 38But {i}thou{/i} hast cast off and rejected;{HR}Thou hast been wroth with thine anointed one;
 46How long, O Jehovah, wilt thou hide thyself forever?{HR}Shall thy wrath burn as fire? (Psa. 89:38,46)
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Jer. 23:24‑26• 24{i}Can any hide himself in secret places, that I shall not see him? saith Jehovah. Do not I fill the heavens and the earth? saith Jehovah.{/i}
 25{i}I have heard what the prophets say, who prophesy falsehood in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.{/i}
 26{i}How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, and who are prophets of the deceit of their own heart?{/i} (Jer. 23:24‑26)
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Lam. 3:31‑32• 31For Jehovah will not cast off forever:
 32but though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. (Lam. 3:31‑32)
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Rom. 11:1‑2• 1I say then, Did God thrust away his people? Let it not be; for I also am an Israelite, of Abraham's seed, of [the] tribe of Benjamin.
 2God had not thrust away his people whom he foreknew. What, know ye not what the scripture saith in Elias's [case]; how he pleadeth with God against Israel? (Rom. 11:1‑2)
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Psa. 79:5• 5How long, Jehovah? wilt thou be angry forever?{HR}Shall thy jealousy burn like fire? (Psa. 79:5)
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Psa. 85:1,5• 1To the chief musician; for the sons of Korah, a psalm.{HR}Thou hast been favourable, O Jehovah, to thy land;{HR}Thou hast turned the captivity of Jacob;
 5Wilt thou be angry with us forever?{HR}Wilt thou draw out thine anger from generation to generation (Psa. 85:1,5)
• The seventh verse for us would be simple unbelief; whereas for the Jew, whose people are cast off as regards all their privileges, the question justly arises, as in Rom. 11, “I say then hath God cast away His people?” (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 64-77” by J.N. Darby)
• At length the psalmist recognized that the low condition of God’s people was the result of their own failure. He saw that they were undergoing the chastening of the Lord. But, he asks, will the Lord because of their failure, cast them off forever? Can it be possible that God will be favorable no more? (“Psalm 77” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?

W. Kelly Translation

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Will the Lord cast off forever?{HR}And will he be favourable no more?