Geneva Bible Notes: Psalms 77

Psalms 77:1 ^a The Prophet teacheth vs by his eample to fell vnto God for helpe in our necessities.

Psalms 77:1 ^! The Prophet in the name of the Church rehearseth the greatnes of his affliction, and his grieuous tentations.

Psalms 77:2 ^/ Or, mine hand was stretched out.

Psalms 77:3 ^b He sheweth that we must paciently abide although God deliuer vs not out of our troubles at the first cry.

Psalms 77:4 ^c Meaning that his sorowes were as watchmen that kept his eies from sleping.

Psalms 77:6 ^! Whereby he was driuen to this end

Psalms 77:6 ^d Of thankesgiuing which I was accustomed to sing in my prosperitie.

Psalms 77:6 ^e Bothe the causes why I was chastened, and when my sorowes shulde haue an end.

Psalms 77:8 ^f As if he shulde saie, It is impossible: wherby he exhorteth him selfe to pacience.

Psalms 77:10 ^! Consider his former conuersation.

Psalms 77:10 ^g Thogh Ifirst douted of my life, yet considering that God had his yeres, that is, change of times, & was accustomed also to lift vp them, whome he hathe beaten, I toke heart againe.

Psalms 77:11 ^! And the continual course of Gods workes in the preseruation of his seruants, & so he confirmeth his faith against these tentations.

Psalms 77:13 ^h That is, in heauen, wherunto we must ascend by faith, if we wil knowe the waies of God.

Psalms 77:13 ⁱ He condemneth all that worship anie thing saue the onely true God, whose glorie appeareth through the worlde.

Psalms 77:16 ^k He declareth, wherin that the power of God was declared, when he deliuered the Israelites through the red Sea.

Psalms 77:17 ^l That is, thundered & lightened.

Psalms 77:19 ^m For when you hades broght ouer thy people, the water returned to her course & the enemies that thoght to haue followed them colde not passe through, {Exod. 4,19}