Psalm 77:12 Study Bible: I will also meditate on all your work, and consider your doings.

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I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.

I will reflect on all You have done
The phrase "I will reflect" comes from the Hebrew root "שִׂיחַ" (siach), which means to meditate, muse, or ponder deeply. This word suggests an intentional and focused contemplation, not a fleeting thought. In the context of Psalm 77, the psalmist is in a state of distress and is seeking solace by deliberately recalling God's past deeds. This act of reflection is a spiritual discipline, encouraging believers to pause and consider God's faithfulness and mighty works throughout history. It is a call to engage the mind and heart in remembering God's interventions and blessings, which can strengthen faith and provide comfort in times of trouble.

on all You have done
The phrase "on all You have done" emphasizes the comprehensive nature of God's works. The Hebrew word for "all" is "כָּל" (kol), indicating the entirety of God's actions and interventions. This includes creation, providence, and redemption. The psalmist is not selective in his remembrance but considers the full scope of God's deeds. This comprehensive reflection serves as a reminder of God's omnipotence and sovereignty. Historically, the Israelites often recounted God's mighty acts, such as the Exodus, to reinforce their faith and identity as God's chosen people. For contemporary believers, this phrase encourages a holistic remembrance of God's work in personal lives and throughout biblical history, fostering a deeper trust in His ongoing presence and power.

and ponder Your mighty deeds
The word "ponder" is translated from the Hebrew "הָגָה" (hagah), which means to meditate or consider deeply. It implies a thoughtful and intentional examination of God's "mighty deeds." The term "mighty deeds" refers to God's powerful acts, often described in the Old Testament as "גְּבוּרוֹת" (gevurot), which can include miracles, deliverances, and acts of judgment. These deeds are testimonies of God's strength and authority over creation. In the historical context, the Israelites would recount events like the parting of the Red Sea or the conquest of Canaan as evidence of God's might. For believers today, pondering these deeds can inspire awe and reverence, reinforcing the understanding that the same God who performed these acts is active and present in their lives. This reflection can lead to a renewed sense of hope and assurance in God's ability to act powerfully on behalf of His people.

Persons / Places / Events

1. Asaph
The author of Psalm 77, Asaph was a prominent Levite singer and seer in David's court. He is known for his deep and reflective psalms that often explore themes of struggle, faith, and God's mighty works.

2. Israel
The nation of Israel is often the backdrop for the psalms, including Psalm 77. The psalm reflects on God's historical acts of deliverance and faithfulness to His people.

3. God's Mighty Deeds
The psalmist reflects on the mighty deeds of God, which include acts of creation, deliverance, and judgment. These deeds are central to the faith and worship of Israel.

Teaching Points

Reflective Remembrance
Asaph's commitment to reflect on God's deeds encourages believers to regularly remember and meditate on God's past faithfulness in their own lives.

Faith in Times of Trouble
By pondering God's mighty deeds, believers can find strength and reassurance during difficult times, trusting that the same God who acted powerfully in the past is present today.

The Power of Testimony
Sharing accounts of God's mighty deeds can strengthen the faith of others and build a community centered on God's faithfulness.

Meditation as Worship
Reflecting on God's works is an act of worship that deepens our relationship with Him and enhances our understanding of His character.

Bible Study Questions

1. What specific mighty deeds of God in your life can you reflect on to strengthen your faith today?

2. How does remembering God's past faithfulness help you face current challenges?

3. In what ways can you incorporate the practice of reflecting on God's deeds into your daily routine?

4. How can sharing testimonies of God's mighty works impact your community or church?

5. What other biblical accounts of God's mighty deeds inspire you, and how can they be applied to your life today?

Connections to Other Scriptures

Exodus 15
The Song of Moses and Miriam celebrates God's deliverance of Israel from Egypt, a mighty deed that Asaph might be reflecting on.

Psalm 105
This psalm recounts God's wondrous works and faithfulness to Israel, similar to the reflection in Psalm 77.

Isaiah 63:7-14
Isaiah reflects on God's kindness and mighty deeds, paralleling the themes of remembrance and reflection found in Psalm 77.

Sermons

Meditation	Evangelical Preacher	Psalm 77:12
The Need of Meditation	W. L. Alexander.	Psalm 77:12
Refuge in God's Unchangeableness	C. Short	Psalm 77:1-15
From Darkness to Dawn	S. Conway	Psalm 77:1-20
God's Ear Open to the Cry of the Needy	J. C. Ryle.	Psalm 77:1-20
The Faculty of Human Thought	Homilist	Psalm 77:1-20
Against Excessive Grief	John Lindsay, D. D.	Psalm 77:7-12
A Remedy for Troubled Hearts	R. Tuck	Psalm 77:11, 12

People

Aaron, Asaph, Jacob, Jeduthun, Joseph, Psalmist

Places

Jerusalem

Topics

Acts, Consider, Deeds, Doings, Goes, Meditate, Meditated, Mighty, Mind, Muse, Power, Talk, Working, Works

Dictionary of Bible Themes

Psalm 77:12

1105 God, power of
5191 thought

Psalm 77:7-12

6233 rejection, experience

Psalm 77:10-20

8724 doubt, dealing with

Psalm 77:11-12

5831 depression

Psalm 77:11-15

4945 history

Library

June the Eleventh the Path Across the Sea
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John Henry Jowett—My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year

A Question for a Questioner
The question which makes our text is meant to end other questions. You may carry truth as far as ever you like, and it will always be truth. Truth is like those crystals which, when split up into the smallest possible fragments, still retain their natural form. You may break truth in pieces, you may do what you like with it, and it is truth throughout; but error is diverse within itself, and evermore bears its own death within itself. You can see its falsehood even in its own light. Bring it forward, …
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 31: 1885

Ere Another Step I Take
"I commune with mine own heart." -- Psalm 77:6. Ere another step I take In my wilful wandering way, Still I have a choice to make -- Shall I alter while I may? Patient love is waiting still In my Savior's heart for me; Love to bend my froward will, Love to make me really free. Far from Him, what can I gain? Want and shame, and bondage vile -- Better far to bear the pain Of His yoke a little while. Soon I might its comfort find; Soon my thankful heart might cry, "In Thy meek obedient mind, As …
Miss A. L. Waring—Hymns and Meditations

Despondency Self-Corrected. --Ps. Lxxvii.
Despondency Self-Corrected.--Ps. lxxvii. In time of tribulation, Hear, Lord, my feeble cries, With humble supplication To Thee my spirit flies: My heart with grief is breaking, Scarce can my voice complain; Mine eyes, with tears kept waking, Still watch and weep in vain. The days of old, in vision, Bring vanish'd bliss to view; The years of lost fruition Their joys in pangs renew; Remember'd songs of gladness, Through night's lone silence brought, Strike notes of deeper sadness, And stir desponding …
James Montgomery—Sacred Poems and Hymns

A Path in the Sea
'And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them: 20. And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night. 21. And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

How the Whole and the Sick are to be Admonished.
(Admonition 13.) Differently to be admonished are the whole and the sick. For the whole are to be admonished that they employ the health of the body to the health of the soul: lest, if they turn the grace of granted soundness to the use of iniquity, they be made worse by the gift, and afterwards merit the severer punishments, in that they fear not now to use amiss the more bountiful gifts of God. The whole are to be admonished that they despise not the opportunity of winning health for ever. …
Leo the Great—Writings of Leo the Great

Letter iii (A. D. 1131) to Bruno, Archbishop Elect of Cologne
To Bruno, [8] Archbishop Elect of Cologne Bernard having been consulted by Bruno as to whether he ought to accept the See of Cologne, so replies as to hold him in suspense, and render him in awe of the burden of so great a charge. He advises him to seek counsel of God in prayer. 1. You seek counsel from me, most illustrious Bruno, as to whether you ought to accept the Episcopate, to which it is desired to advance you. What mortal can presume to decide this for you? If God calls you, who can dare …
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux—Some Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux

Letter Xlii to the Illustrious Youth, Geoffrey De Perrone, and his Comrades.
To the Illustrious Youth, Geoffrey de Perrone, and His Comrades. He pronounces the youths noble because they purpose to lead the religious life, and exhorts them to perseverance. To his beloved sons, Geoffrey and his companions, Bernard, called Abbot of Clairvaux, wishes the spirit of counsel and strength. 1. The news of your conversion that has got abroad is edifying many, nay, is making glad the whole Church of God, so that The heavens rejoice and the earth is glad (Ps. xcvi. 11), and every tongue …
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux—Some Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux

Joy
'The fruit of the Spirit is joy.' Gal 5:52. The third fruit of justification, adoption, and sanctification, is joy in the Holy Ghost. Joy is setting the soul upon the top of a pinnacle - it is the cream of the sincere milk of the word. Spiritual joy is a sweet and delightful passion, arising from the apprehension and feeling of some good, whereby the soul is supported under present troubles, and fenced against future fear. I. It is a delightful passion. It is contrary to sorrow, which is a perturbation …
Thomas Watson—A Body of Divinity

Prayer
But I give myself unto prayer.' Psa 109: 4. I shall not here expatiate upon prayer, as it will be considered more fully in the Lord's prayer. It is one thing to pray, and another thing to be given to prayer: he who prays frequently, is said to be given to prayer; as he who often distributes alms, is said to be given to charity. Prayer is a glorious ordinance, it is the soul's trading with heaven. God comes down to us by his Spirit, and we go up to him by prayer. What is prayer? It is an offering …
Thomas Watson—The Ten Commandments

Covenant Duties.
It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting

The Early Life of Malachy. Having Been Admitted to Holy Orders He Associates with Malchus
[Sidenote: 1095.] 1. Our Malachy, born in Ireland,[134] of a barbarous people, was brought up there, and there received his education. But from the barbarism of his birth he contracted no taint, any more than the fishes of the sea from their native salt. But how delightful to reflect, that uncultured barbarism should have produced for us so worthy[135] a fellow-citizen with the saints and member of the household of God.[136] He who brings honey out of the rock and oil out of the flinty rock[137] …
H. J. Lawlor—St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh

Of Faith. The Definition of It. Its Peculiar Properties.
1. A brief recapitulation of the leading points of the whole discussion. The scope of this chapter. The necessity of the doctrine of faith. This doctrine obscured by the Schoolmen, who make God the object of faith, without referring to Christ. The Schoolmen refuted by various passages. 2. The dogma of implicit faith refuted. It destroys faith, which consists in a knowledge of the divine will. What this will is, and how necessary the knowledge of it. 3. Many things are and will continue to be implicitly …
John Calvin—The Institutes of the Christian Religion

Psalms
The piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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