Thou hast with [thine] arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.
Thou hast with thine arm {H2220} redeemed {H1350}{H8804)} thy people {H5971}, the sons {H1121} of Jacob {H3290} and Joseph {H3130}. Selah {H5542}.
With your arm you redeemed your people, the descendants of Ya'akov and Yosef. (Selah)
With power You redeemed Your people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, The sons of Jacob and Joseph. [Selah
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Exodus 6:6
Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I [am] the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments: -
Deuteronomy 9:29
Yet they [are] thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm. -
Psalms 74:2
Remember thy congregation, [which] thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, [which] thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. -
Deuteronomy 9:26
I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand. -
Isaiah 63:9
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. -
Genesis 48:3
And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, -
Genesis 48:20
And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
Psalm 77:15 is a powerful declaration of God's redemptive work and mighty power, marking a turning point in the psalmist's reflection from despair to renewed faith.
Context
This verse appears in the middle of Psalm 77, a psalm of Asaph. The first part of the psalm (verses 1-10) expresses deep distress, questioning God's presence and faithfulness in a time of trouble. The psalmist remembers past days and wonders if God has forgotten His promises. However, from verse 11 onwards, there's a shift. The psalmist resolves to remember and meditate on God's past wondrous deeds, and verse 15 serves as a foundational affirmation of God's historical intervention, specifically referencing the deliverance of Israel from bondage.
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Practical Application
Psalm 77:15 offers profound encouragement for believers today. When facing personal trials or societal challenges, this verse reminds us: