The Meaning of Psalms 77:17 Explained

Psalms 77:17

KJV: The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.

YLT: Poured out waters have thick clouds, The skies have given forth a noise, Also -- Thine arrows go up and down.

Darby: The thick clouds poured out water; the skies sent out a sound, yea, thine arrows went abroad:

ASV: The clouds poured out water; The skies sent out a sound: Thine arrows also went abroad.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 77:17?

MEANING: What does Psalms 77:17 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 77:17 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 77:17?

What is the context of Psalms 77:17?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.

What does Psalms 77:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 77:11-20 - "the God That Doest Wonders"

Go back to the past. Consider the manner in which God has stood by His saints in the days of old, in the years of ancient time. What He did for them He is prepared to do again. He cannot cast us off. When once He begins He will continue. The train may be lost in a dark tunnel, but it will shoot out again into the radiant daylight. Through the hard Wilderness God led His people into the land of milk and honey. It is thy infirmity that leads thee to doubt Him. Like John the Baptist, you may be enclosed in a dungeon-cell of adverse circumstances, but remember the long years in which the right hand of the Most High has wrought for His people.

Compare Psalms 77:13 and Psalms 77:19. God's way is in the sea-it is impossible to track His footsteps-but it is also in the sanctuary! In other words, however perplexing His providences may appear, they are governed by His redeeming love for His own, and are consistent with His perfect holiness. His ways may be veiled in mystery, but He leads His people as the shepherd His flock. Do not look down at your path, but up into His face. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 77

¹ The psalmist shows what fierce combat he had with distrust
¹⁰ The victory which he had by consideration of God's great and gracious works

What do the individual words in Psalms 77:17 mean?

Poured out water the clouds a sound sent out the skies also Your arrows flashed about

זֹ֤רְמוּ מַ֨יִם ׀ עָב֗וֹת ק֭וֹל נָתְנ֣וּ שְׁחָקִ֑ים אַף־ חֲ֝צָצֶ֗יךָ יִתְהַלָּֽכוּ

זֹ֤רְמוּ	Poured out
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person common plural Root: זָרַם Sense: to pour out, pour forth in floods, flood away.
מַ֨יִם ׀	water
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters.
עָב֗וֹת	the clouds
Parse: Noun, common plural Root: עָב Sense: darkness, cloud, thicket.
ק֭וֹל	a sound
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: קֹול Sense: voice, sound, noise.
נָתְנ֣וּ	sent out
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
שְׁחָקִ֑ים	the skies
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: שַׁחַק Sense: dust, cloud.
אַף־	also
Parse: Conjunction Root: אַף Sense: also, yea, though, so much the more adv.
חֲ֝צָצֶ֗יךָ	Your arrows
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: חָצָץ Sense: gravel.
יִתְהַלָּֽכוּ	flashed about
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.

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