The Meaning of Psalms 77:5 Explained

Psalms 77:5

KJV: I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.

YLT: I have reckoned the days of old, The years of the ages.

Darby: I consider the days of old, the years of ancient times.

ASV: I have considered the days of old, The years of ancient times.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 77:5?

MEANING: What does Psalms 77:5 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 77:5 mean?

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What is the context of Psalms 77:5?

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I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.

What does Psalms 77:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 77:1-10 - "doth His Promise Fail?"

There is a strong resemblance between this psalm and Habakkuk 3:1-19. It may be divided at the Selahs. The psalmist's anguish, Psalms 77:1-3. It is well to give expression to grief. Do not lock it in your breast. Even in the thick darkness reach out your hands toward God. Your finger-tips will find themselves touched by the divine response. Refuse to be comforted by Christian work, or by the diversions of society and business, or by the exercise of a strong will. Open the wound to God; He will heal it and wipe away your tears.

The contrast between past and present, Psalms 77:4-9. In the scarcity of his comfort, David was glad to live on his old stores, as are bees in winter. He specially recalled his song in the night, which is probably the equivalent of that glorying in tribulation of which the New Testament is full. Let us answer those questions of the psalmist: Will the Lord cast off? No; Romans 11:1. Will He be favorable? Yes; Lamentations 3:32. Is His mercy clean gone? No; Psalms 103:17. Doth his promise fail? No; Hebrews 6:18. Hath God forgotten to be gracious? No; Exodus 34:6. Hath He shut up his mercies? No; Lamentations 3:22-23. He is Jehovah, and changes not. [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 77:5 mean?

I have considered the days of old the years of ancient times

חִשַּׁ֣בְתִּי יָמִ֣ים מִקֶּ֑דֶם שְׁ֝נ֗וֹת עוֹלָמִֽים

חִשַּׁ֣בְתִּי	I have considered
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, first person common singular Root: חָשַׁב Sense: to think, plan, esteem, calculate, invent, make a judgment, imagine, count.
יָמִ֣ים	the days
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
מִקֶּ֑דֶם	of old
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular Root: קֶדֶם Sense: east, antiquity, front, that which is before, aforetime.
שְׁ֝נ֗וֹת	the years
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct Root: שָׁנָה Sense: year.
עוֹלָמִֽים	of ancient times
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: עֹולָם Sense: long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world.

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