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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 77 To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of Asaph. Jeduthun was the name of the chief musician, to whom this psalm was inscribed and sent; see 1 Chronicles 25:1, though Aben Ezra takes it to be the first word of some song, to the tune of which this was sung; and the Midrash interprets it of the subject of the psalm, which is followed by Jarchi, who explains it thus,...
John Gill
Is his mercy clean gone for ever?.... Or "his grace" (q); and mercy is no other than grace to objects in misery; Unbelief says it is gone, that no more will be shown, and that the treasures of it are exhausted; but Faith says it is not gone, and observes that God is the God of all grace, is rich in mercy, and abundant in goodness; that his Son is full of grace and truth, and so is the covenant;...
Matthew Henry
This psalm, according to the method of many other psalms, begins with sorrowful complaints but ends with comfortable encouragements. The complaints seem to be of personal grievances, but the encouragements relate to the public concerns of the church, so that it is not certain whether it was penned upon a personal or a public account. If they were private troubles that he was groaning under, it...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Is his mercy clean gone for ever? If his favor is gone, yet is his mercy gone? Does not the Psalm say, “His mercy endureth for ever”? If I cannot claim favor as a saint, may I not hope for mercy as a sinner? “Is his mercy clean gone for ever?” Psa_77:8. Doth his promise fail for evermore? Oh, what a question that is! God’s promise may tarry, but it never fails; and if it seem to fail for the time...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Is his mercy clean gone for ever? We sing, “His mercy endureth for ever;” is that a lie? Can it be? Psa_77:8. Doth his promise fail for evermore? Does it ever fail at all? And if it does tarry a while, will it always wait? Will God be found untrue at last? Come, children of God, in your trouble face these questions, and answer them; for you must get comfort out of the only reply that you can give...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fall for evermore? Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah. If you are a child of God, yet never had to ask these questions, you ought to be very grateful; but if you have to ask them, be very thankful that Asaph asked them before...
Charles H. Spurgeon
I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search. Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? Is his mercy clean gone for ever? Doth his promise fail for evermore? Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Will he be favorable no more? Very proper questions to put. They answer themselves when we put them plainly, but...