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Psalm 77:9-11
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 77:9-11
New Catholic Bible
9 Has his kindness[a] vanished forever?
Has his promise ceased for all time?
10 Has God forgotten how to be merciful?
Has he shut up his compassion in anger?” Selah
11 [b]And I say: “This is my grief—
that the right hand[c] of the Most High has changed.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 77:9 Kindness: see note on Ps 6:5.
- Psalm 77:11 The psalmist takes up the Book of History, so to speak, and meditates upon the great deeds of the Lord, the miracles he wrought in the past. He is so captivated by the reading that, in meditating on the glorious deeds that the Lord did for Israel in former times, he obtains peace of mind and forgets his present distress.
- Psalm 77:11 The psalmist remembers the years when God—by means of his right hand—provided strong guidance and protection for his people (see Pss 17:7; 18:35; Isa 41:10). And, he laments the loss of this protection once accorded them by their God.
