King James Version

Psalms 77:9

Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 77:10.

הֲשָׁכַ֣חhashakhachforgetשָׁכַחparticle, interrogative, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “forget”, a completed actionH7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention[idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.חַנּ֣וֹתchanotintreatedחַנּוֹתverb, piel, infinitive construct — “intreated”, the to-form of the verbH2589supplicationbe gracious, intreated.אֵ֑לelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…קָפַ֥ץqafatsshutקָפַץverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “shut”, a completed actionH7092to draw together, i.e. close; by implication, to leap (by contracting the limbs); specifically, to die (from gathering up the feet)shut (up), skip, stop, take out of the way.בְּ֝אַ֗ףbeafin faceאַףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in face”, the ordinary formH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.רַחֲמָ֥יוrachamayvcompassionרַחַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “compassion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7356compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maidenbowels, compassion, damsel, tender love, (great, tender) mercy, pity, womb.סֶֽלָהselahSelahסֶלָהparticle, interjection — “Selah”H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pauseSelah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(77-10) Hath God forgotten to be gracious? Hath He in anger shut up his compassions?' Selah

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American Standard Version (1901)

Hath God forgotten to be gracious? Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? [Selah

Young’s Literal Translation

Hath God forgotten [His] favours? Hath He shut up in anger His mercies? Selah.

World English Bible

Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he, in anger, withheld his compassion?” Selah.

Darby Translation

Hath God forgotten to be gracious? or hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.

Douay-Rheims

The sons of Ephraim who bend and shoot with the bow: they have turned back in the day of battle.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(77-10) Hath God forgotten to be gracious? Hath He in anger shut up his compassions?' Selah

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Will God forget to pity? or will he shut up his compassions in his wrath? Pause.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἢ ἐπιλήσεται τοῦ οἰκτειρῆσαι ὁ Θεὸς, ἢ συνέξει ἐν τῇ ὀργῇ αὐτοῦ τοὺς οἰκτιρμοὺς αὐτοῦ; διάψαλμα.