...CXII, CXIII. He considers the appeal of "some, indeed very many" to Ps. 77:9: "'Hath God,' they say, 'forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies?' " Interestingly enough, Augustine is willing to "let them suppose, if the thought gives them pleasure,...

...Bible texts as hers, the language of the Psalmist se'emed the natural outburst for so great a grief, " Hath God forgotten to be gracious ? Hath He in anger shut up His tender mercies ? " All in vain — all of no use ! And the poor little head, lately so erect, drooped lower and lower,...

...spirit made diligent search. 7 Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? 8 c@f 6 9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah. 10 And I said,...

...to lyrical supplication. Herbert stops in the midst, as though the speaker of Psalm 77 were to say, "Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore" (77.8) and not proceed to "I will remember the works of the Lord: surely I will remember thy wonders...

...was overwhelmed." Again, she identified. "Will the Lord cast off forever? And will he be favorable no more? Is his mercy clean gone for ever? Doth his promise fail for evermore?" Julia began reading faster to see how the Psalmist resolved his dilemma, so much like her own. "I will...

...was now in her feelings as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and ready to say, "Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?...gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies?" Alas! my friends, this is our infirmity! How evident it is from the testimony of God, and from Christian...

...neighbouring peoples. The Psalm has parallels with Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Ezekiel. 'Will the Lord cast off for ever? And will He be favourable no more?...gracious? Hath He in anger shut up His tender mercies? I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High. I will remember the works of the LORD:...

...make diligent search (SSITj). 8 Will the Lord cast off for ever? And will he be favourable no more? 9 Is his mercy clean gone for ever? Doth his promise fail for evermore? 10 Hath God forgotten to be gracious? Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? (Selah 77.4-7. Thou...

...of faith. The language of the following Scriptures gives potent force to this fact. "Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will He be favourable no more?...gracious? Hath He in anger shut up His tender mercies? Selah" (Psalm 77. 7-9). "Also when I cry out and shout, He shutteth out my prayer" (Lamentations 3....

...rowling into my mind, mil the Lord cast off forever and will he be favourable no more? Is his mcrcie clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?...gracious! hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies, Psal. 77. 7, 8, 9. and all the while they run in my mimic, methought I had this still as the answer,...