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Has Elהֲ אֵלforgottenשָׁכַחto show favor?חַנּוֹתOrאִםhas he shut upקָפַץin angerבְּאַףhis compassion?רַחֲמָיוSelah.סֶלָה
Psalms 77:9
Study it in the app“Has El forgotten to show favor? Or has he shut up in anger his compassion? Selah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 77:9, word by word
- Has Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- forgottenשָׁכַחshachach
forget
Forget.
Where else “shachach” appears- to show favorחַנּוֹתchanot
be gracious
To show favor, to have compassion. It is a form of the verb "be gracious".
Where else “chanot” appears- has he shut upקָפַץkafats
shut
To shut the hand or the mouth tightly so as not to give or speak; also to be gathered up, to die.
Where else “kafats” appears- in angerאַףaf
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “af” appears- his compassionרַחֲמָיrachamay
compassion
A deep tenderness, like a mother's.
Where else “rachamay” appears- Selahסֶלָהsela
Selah
Selah: a word found at the end of some stanzas of the psalms. It is probably a direction for the music or a pause; its exact sense is unknown, so it is left in Hebrew.
Where else “sela” appears
The context
8Has his loyal love ceased forever? Has his word come to an end from generation to generation?
9 · This verse (above)
10And I said, “This is my sickness: the change of the right hand of Elyon.”