King James Version

Psalms 77:8

Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 77:9.

הֶאָפֵ֣סheafesthe failאָפֵסparticle, interrogative, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “the fail”, a completed actionH656to disappear, i.e. ceasebe clean gone (at an end, brought to nought), fail.לָנֶ֣צַחlanetsachto alwayנֶצַחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5331properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at adistance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continually (i.e. to the most distant point of view)alway(-s), constantly, end, ([phrase] n-) ever(more), perpetual, strength, victory.חַסְדּ֑וֹchasdvokindnessחֵסֵדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “kindness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beautyfavour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.גָּ֥מַרgamarceaseגָּמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cease”, a completed actionH1584to end (in the sense of completion or failure)cease, come to an end, fail, perfect, perform.אֹ֝֗מֶרomerpromiseאֹמֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “promise”, the ordinary formH562{something said}promise, speech, thing, word.לְדֹ֣רledorto ageדּוֹרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to age”, the ordinary formH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.וָדֹֽרvadorand ageדּוֹרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and age”, the ordinary formH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(77-9) Is His mercy clean gone for ever? Is His promise come to an end for evermore?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Is his lovingkindness clean gone for ever? Doth his promise fail for evermore?

Young’s Literal Translation

Hath His kindness ceased for ever? The saying failed to all generations?

World English Bible

Has his loving kindness vanished forever? Does his promise fail for generations?

Darby Translation

Hath his loving-kindness ceased for ever? hath [his] word come to an end from generation to generation?

Douay-Rheims

That they may not become like their fathers, a perverse and exasperating generation. A generation that set not their heart aright: and whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(77-9) Is His mercy clean gone for ever? Is His promise come to an end for evermore?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Will he cut off his mercy for ever, even for ever and ever?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἢ εἰς τέλος ἀποκόψει τὸ ἔλεος ἀπὸ γενεᾶς καὶ γενεᾶς;