Psalms 77:12

I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
meditate	וְהָגִ֥יתִי ve.ha.Gi.ti	H1897	to murmur (in pleasure or anger) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
work	פָּעֳלֶ֑ךָ po.'o.Le.kha	H6467	an act or work (concretely) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
talk	אָשִֽׂיחָה 'a.Si.chah	H7878	to ponder · verb, qal infinitive construct, 1st person common singular
doings	וּֽבַעֲלִ֖ילוֹתֶ֣יךָ u.va.'a.Li.lo.Tei.kha	H5949	an exploit (of God) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 71:24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt…
Psalms 145:11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;
Deuteronomy 6:7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by th…
Psalms 105:2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
Psalms 104:34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
Psalms 143:5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
Psalms 145:4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
Luke 24:14-32 And they talked together of all these things which had happened.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 77:11–end

The psalmist here recovers himself out of the great distress and plague he was in, and silences his own fears of God's casting off his people by the remembrance of the great things he had done for them formerly, which though he had in vain tried to quiet himself with (Psa 77:5, Psa 77:6) yet he tried again, and, upon this second trial, found it not in vain. It is good to persevere in the proper means for the strengthening of faith, though they do not prove effectual at first: "I will remember, surely I will, what God has done for his people of old, till I can thence infer a happy issue of the present dark dispensation," Psa 77:11, Psa 77:12. Note, 1. The works of the Lord, for his people, ha…

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John Gill on Psalms 77:12

I will meditate also of all thy work,.... Or "works" (t), which were many; he desired not to forget any of them, but remember the multitude of his tender mercies, and not only call them to mind, but dwell upon them in his meditations and contemplations, in order to gain some relief by them under his present circumstances: and talk of thy doings: for the good of others, and so for the glory of God, as well as to imprint them on his own mind, that they might not be forgotten by him; for all things that are talked of, and especially frequently, are better remembered, see Psalm 145:4, the Targum is, "I will meditate on all thy good works, and speak of the causes of thy wonders.'' (t) "de uno…

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John Calvin on Psalms 77:11-14

Psalm 77:11-14 11. I will remember the works of God: surely I will remember thy wonderful works from the beginning. 12. I will also meditate on all thy works, and I will muse on thy doings. 13. Thy ways, O God! are in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God? 14. Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast made known thy strength among the peoples. 11. I will remember the works of God. The prophet now, inspired with new courage, vigorously resists the temptations, which had so far prevailed against him as well nigh to overwhelm his faith. This remembering of the works of God differs from the remembering of which he had previously spoken. Then he contemplated from a distance the d…

The Church Fathers

"And I will meditate on all Your works, and on Your affections I will babble" [Psalm 77:12]. Behold the third babbling! He babbled without, when he hinted; he babbled in his spirit within, when he advanced: he babbled on the works of God, when he arrived at the place toward which he advanced. "And on Your affections:" not on any affections. What man does live without affections? And do ye suppose, brethren, that they who fear God, worship God, love God, have not any affections? Will you indeed suppose and dare to suppose, that painting, the theatre, hunting, hawking, fishing, engage the affections, and the meditation on God does not engage certain interior affections of its own, while we contemplate the universe, and place before our eyes the spectacle of the natural world, and therein labour to discover the Maker, and find Him nowhere unpleasing, but pleasing above all things?
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 77

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Dictionary and topics

Meditation · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Missionaries, All Christians Should Be As · In talking of God and his works — In talking of God and his works
Speaking · WISDOM IN — WISDOM IN
Testimony · RELIGIOUS, EXEMPLIFIED — RELIGIOUS, EXEMPLIFIED

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 77:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 77:11–end

John Gill on Psalms 77:12

John Calvin on Psalms 77:11-14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 77:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 77:11–end

John Gill on Psalms 77:12

John Calvin on Psalms 77:11-14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 77:10-15

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 77:10-12

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 77:12