Psalms 77 (WEB)

God

Also called
LORD, Lord, Father, hosts, Almighty, Holy, GOD, Saviour, last, JEHOVAH, Judge, father, lawgiver, Fathers, dayspring, host, Ancient
Gender
Male
Appears in
Children AdamEve

Yahweh, the Personal Name of God

Word Study | Israel Loken • Hershel Wayne House
יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh ·Strong's H3068

Strictly speaking, the only personal name of God belonging to Him alone, and the most significant name of God found in the Old Testament (over 5000 times).  Yahweh is the approximate (and likely) pronunciation of the tetragrammaton, the four-letter word YHWH.  When Moses asked what His name was to take back to the Hebrews in Egypt, God replied, “I AM THAT I AM (אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה ehyeh esher ehyeh): and he said, Thus shall you say to the children of Israel, I AM (אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה, ehyeh, 1st person singular, giving God's declaration of His name) has sent me to you” (Exod 3:14).  Thus God revealed to Moses the very essential meaning of His name as Yahweh (יְהוָ֞ה, Yahweh, 3rd person singular, the response of the people of God, He is).  There is a strong indication that Jesus (or Yeshua, Yahweh is salvation) used this name and its divine implication to apply to himself when he said, “Before Abraham was, I AM” (ἐγὼ εἰμί, egō eimi) (John 8:58).  Thus, the very Person who spoke to Moses out of the burning bush was the very same Person who addressed the startled Jews in the Gospel of John.

For a more complete discussion of the personal name of God, see the passage in Exodus in which He reveals His name to Moses, Exodus 3:14, 15.

A Name of God (אֱלֹהִים; 'elohim)

Word Study | Hershel Wayne House
אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym ·Strong's H430

This is a generic name for the divine being. In the Hebrew Bible, the word is regularly used in the plural in reference to the God of Israel but in regard to His majesty or intensity. The plural has a third person singular with the God of Israel, but a third plural with foreign deities.

Abba, Father

Word Study | Hershel Wayne House • Steve Stanley
Ἀββᾶ Abbâ ·Strong's G5

This Aramaic term is used only three times in the NT and approximately 80 times in the writings of the early church fathers when quoting or paraphrasing Jesus’ words. It is translated by the very next word in this verse as ὁ πατήρ (ho pater) “the Father,” as it is in all three NT uses. Jesus spoke in Aramaic, and Hebrew, both languages being used in Israel. In Jesus’ day, abba was used for the father in the family, and was a customary title for God in prayer among the Jews. It was eventually taken over by Greek-speaking Christians as a liturgical formula. Some posit that abba is equivalent to “daddy,” an American English term for “father.” This assumes that the American informality expressed by children toward their father would have an analogy in Jesus’ culture, an assumption difficult to sustain. It is, therefore, not appropriate to refer to God as “daddy.” Linguistically, then, abba means "father" in Hebrew, Greek and English. It must be noted, however, that while “father” is a term of respect in biblical literature, it is also a term of affection, very deep and abiding affection. With His use of “Abba,” Jesus expresses His respectful and intimate relationship with His Heavenly Father in prayer, a wonderful example for all believers.

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Psalms 77 (WEB)

For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by Asaph.

1My cry goes to God!

Indeed, I cry to God for help,

and for him to listen to me.

2In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord.

My hand was stretched out in the night, and didn’t get tired.

My soul refused to be comforted.

3I remember God, and I groan.

I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. Selah.

4You hold my eyelids open.

I am so troubled that I can’t speak.

5I have considered the days of old,

the years of ancient times.

6I remember my song in the night.

I consider in my own heart;

my spirit diligently inquires:

7“Will the Lord reject us forever?

Will he be favorable no more?

8Has his loving kindness vanished forever?

Does his promise fail for generations?

9Has God forgotten to be gracious?

Has he, in anger, withheld his compassion?” Selah.

10Then I thought, “I will appeal to this:

the years of the right hand of the Most High.”

11I will remember Yah’s deeds;

for I will remember your wonders of old.

12I will also meditate on all your work,

and consider your doings.

13Your way, God, is in the sanctuary.

What god is great like God?

14You are the God who does wonders.

You have made your strength known among the peoples.

15You have redeemed your people with your arm,

the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.

16The waters saw you, God.

The waters saw you, and they writhed.

The depths also convulsed.

17The clouds poured out water.

The skies resounded with thunder.

Your arrows also flashed around.

18The voice of your thunder was in the whirlwind.

The lightnings lit up the world.

The earth trembled and shook.

19Your way was through the sea,

your paths through the great waters.

Your footsteps were not known.

20You led your people like a flock,

by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

God