The Never-Failing Love of the Lord – Psalm 77
7 ‘Will the Lord reject for ever?
Will he never show his favour again?
8 Has his unfailing love vanished for ever?
Has his promise failed for all time?
9 Has God forgotten to be merciful?
Has he in anger withheld his compassion?’10 Then I thought, ‘To this I will appeal:
from Psalm 77 New International Version – UK (NIVUK) Holy Bible, New International Version® Anglicized, NIV® Copyright © 1979, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
the years when the Most High stretched out his right hand.
11 I will remember the deeds of the Lord;
yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
12 I will consider all your works
and meditate on all your mighty deeds.’
The Never-Failing Love of the Lord
Psalm 77 is a lament: a song wrestling with the difficult events of life. A lament is not a lack of faith. It is a prayer, a cry of a believing heart in pain.
- Praying with honest questions – Psalm 77, verses 1 to 9
- Will the Lord reject for ever?
- Will he never show his favour again?
- Has his unfailing love vanished for ever?
- Has his promise failed for all time?
- Has God forgotten to be merciful?
- Has he in anger withheld his compassion?
- Remembering God’s past love and to help those who trust in Him – Psalm 77, verses 10 to 20
- The great example: Rescuing Israel from slavery in Egypt.
- The greater example: Jesus going to the cross to rescue us.
