Psalms 77:8
Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?
†Is his mercy cleane gone for euer? doth his promise faile for euermore?
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- †Hebrew wordingHeb. to generation and generation.
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- Numbers 23:19Rank 1 from verse 8
19God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
19God is not a man that he should lie, neither the sonne of man, that hee should repent: hath he said, and shall he not doe it? or, hath hee spoken, and shall he not make it good?
- 2 Peter 3:9Rank 2 from verse 8
9The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
9The Lord is not slacke cōcerning his promise (as some men count slacknesse) but is long-suffring to vs-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
- Romans 9:6Rank 3 from verse 8
- Jeremiah 15:18Rank 4 from verse 8
18Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?
18*†Why is my paine perpetuall? and my wound incurable which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether vnto me as a lyar, and as waters that faile?
- Luke 16:25–26Rank 5 from verse 8
25But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
26And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
25But Abraham saide, Sonne, remember that thou in thy life-time receiuedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus euill things, but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
26And besides all this, betweene vs and you there is a great gulfe fixed, so that they which would passe from hence to you, cannot, neither can they passe to vs, that would come from thence.
- Numbers 14:34Rank 6 from verse 8
34After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.
34After the number of the dayes in which ye searched the land, euen *fortie dayes (each day for a yeere) shall yee beare your iniquities, euen forty yeeres, and yee shall know my ‖breach of promise.
- Isaiah 27:11Rank 7 from verse 8
11When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.
11When the boughes thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come and set them on fire: for it is a people of no vnderstanding: therefore hee that made them will not haue mercie on them, and hee that formed them, will shewe them no fauour.
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Psalms 77:8
Compassion or pity shown to the distressed or guilty; kindness that withholds deserved harm.
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Sense 1: Pure or free from defilement. Sense 2: Wholly or entirely.
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Departed, went away, passed, or advanced to another place or condition.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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1. Without end; for all time. 2. Continually or permanently throughout the duration in view.
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At any time; always or continually; throughout all time or for ever.
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Third-person singular present form of do: does.
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Sense 1: An assurance or pledge that something will be done or given. Sense 2: That which is promised. Sense 3: To give such an assurance or pledge.
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Sense 1: To become deficient; to be insufficient; to cease to be abundant for supply. Sense 2: To be entirely wanting.
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For all time to come; always, perpetually, or for ever from the stated point onward.
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7Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?
7Will the LORD cast off for euer? and will hee be fauourable no more?
8Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?
8†Is his mercy cleane gone for euer? doth his promise faile for euermore?
Selected passage9Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.
9Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut vp his tender mercies? Selah.