What Does Psalm 77:11 Mean in the King James?

I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.

Psalm 77:11 · KJV

The analysis reads the King James wording.

King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.

THE KEY

The wonders are “of old,” yet remembering makes them present to you now.

THE MEANING

You remember the LORD’s works now, and the wonders “of old” remain present to your attention. The verse holds past and present together in one act: what happened before still shapes what you can see now.

WHAT THIS UNDOES

The past is gone, so it has nothing to say to the present.

THE ROOT

זָכַרְתִּי

zāḵartî

GROWS FROM

זכר

z-k-r

To remember, recall, or call to mind.

“remember” in this verse is zāḵartî. The Hebrew repeats this root, making remembrance the central action of the verse. The wonders are described as old, but recalling them keeps them in view now.

ALSO GROWS

zēḵer: Remembrance; memorial.

זֵכֶר

This related noun shows the same root can name remembrance itself, echoing the verse’s repeated act of remembering.

zikkārôn: Memorial; remembrance.

זִכָּרוֹן

This branch names a memorial that brings something to mind, illuminating how the verse keeps past wonders present in attention.

THE PATTERN

Remembering keeps what has been done available as a source of meaning in the present.

Thou shalt not be afraid of them: but shalt well remember what the LORD thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt;

Deuteronomy 7:18 · KJVRemembering the LORD’s past acts gives the present encounter with fear a larger frame.

Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

Psalm 105:5 · KJVThe verse joins remembrance directly to the LORD’s works and wonders.

And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.

Luke 22:19 · KJVA shared meal makes remembrance of what is given a present practice.

THE THREAD

Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

Psalm 105:5 · KJV

Both verses use ⁨זכר⁩ (z-k-r, remember) beside the LORD’s wonders. Psalm 105:5 makes the connection explicit: remembering keeps the works themselves in view.

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