Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageI remember the former days; I meditate on everything You have done; I dwell deeply on the works of Your hands.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GI call to mind the days of old; I muse on all Your works; on the labour of Your hands I meditate.
KJV
King James VersionI remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleI remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.
Footnotes
The triad of verbs — *זָכַרְתִּי* (zakharti, "I remembered"), *הָגִיתִי* (hagiti, "I meditated/murmured"), and *אֲשׂוֹחֵחַ* (asoche'ah, "I muse/contemplate") — describes a deliberate practice of memory as a survival strategy against despair. *הָגָה* (hagah) is the same verb used in Psalm 1:2 for meditating on Torah day and night — a near-physical rumination, like an animal working its cud. In the pit of collapse, the psalmist anchors himself in the record of God's past deeds. FOG's "labour of Your hands" follows the Hebrew *פָּעַל* (pa'al, deed/labour) closely; FOG Message uses "works" for greater fluency.
