The Meaning of Psalms 77:14 Explained

Psalms 77:14

KJV: Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people.

YLT: Thou art the God doing wonders. Thou hast made known among the peoples Thy strength,

Darby: Thou art the God that doest wonders; thou hast declared thy strength among the peoples.

ASV: Thou art the God that doest wonders: Thou hast made known thy strength among the peoples.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thou [art] the God  that doest  wonders:  thou hast declared  thy strength  among the people. 

What does Psalms 77:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 77:11-20 - "the God That Doest Wonders"
Go back to the past. Consider the manner in which God has stood by His saints in the days of old, in the years of ancient time. What He did for them He is prepared to do again. He cannot cast us off. When once He begins He will continue. The train may be lost in a dark tunnel, but it will shoot out again into the radiant daylight. Through the hard Wilderness God led His people into the land of milk and honey. It is thy infirmity that leads thee to doubt Him. Like John the Baptist, you may be enclosed in a dungeon-cell of adverse circumstances, but remember the long years in which the right hand of the Most High has wrought for His people.
Compare Psalms 77:13 and Psalms 77:19. God's way is in the sea-it is impossible to track His footsteps-but it is also in the sanctuary! In other words, however perplexing His providences may appear, they are governed by His redeeming love for His own, and are consistent with His perfect holiness. His ways may be veiled in mystery, but He leads His people as the shepherd His flock. Do not look down at your path, but up into His face. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 77

1  The psalmist shows what fierce combat he had with distrust
10  The victory which he had by consideration of God's great and gracious works

What do the individual words in Psalms 77:14 mean?

You [are] the God who does wonders You have declared among the peoples Your strength
אַתָּ֣ה הָ֭אֵל עֹ֣שֵׂה פֶ֑לֶא הוֹדַ֖עְתָּ בָעַמִּ֣ים עֻזֶּֽךָ

אַתָּ֣ה  You  [are] 
Parse: Pronoun, second person masculine singular
Root: אַתְּ 
Sense: you (second pers.
הָ֭אֵל  the  God 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֵל 
Sense: god, god-like one, mighty one.
עֹ֣שֵׂה  who  does 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
פֶ֑לֶא  wonders 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: פֶּלֶא  
Sense: wonder, marvel.
הוֹדַ֖עְתָּ  You  have  declared 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
בָעַמִּ֣ים  among  the  peoples 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
עֻזֶּֽךָ  Your  strength 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: עֹז  
Sense: might, strength.