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Psalm 77:2–6

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2bIn the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;

in cthe night my dhand is stretched out without wearying;

my soul erefuses to be comforted.

3When I remember God, I fmoan;

when I meditate, my spirit faints. Selah

4You hold my eyelids open;

I am so gtroubled that I cannot speak.

5I consider hthe days of old,

the years long ago.

6I said,1 “Let me remember my isong in the night;

let me jmeditate in my heart.”

Then my spirit made a diligent search:

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Psalm 77:5: I consider the days of old, the years long ago.

Footnotes

  1. 1Hebrew lacks I said

Cross references

  1. bPs. 86:7; [Ps. 20:1; 50:15; Isa. 26:16]
  2. cPs. 63:6; Isa. 26:9
  3. d[Ps. 143:6]
  4. eGen. 37:35
  5. fPs. 42:5, 11; 43:5
  6. g[Gen. 41:8]
  7. hver. 10, 11; Ps. 44:1; 143:5; Deut. 32:7; Isa. 51:9
  8. iSee Ps. 42:8
  9. jPs. 4:4

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When I was in distress, I sought the Lord;

at night I stretched out untiring hands,

and I would not be comforted.

I remembered you, God, and I groaned;

I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.

You kept my eyes from closing;

I was too troubled to speak.

I thought about the former days,

the years of long ago;

I remembered my songs in the night.

My heart meditated and my spirit asked:

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I sought the Lord in my day of trouble.

My hands were continually lifted up

all night long;

I refused to be comforted.

I think of God; I groan;

I meditate; my spirit becomes weak.

Selah

You have kept me from closing my eyes;

I am troubled and cannot speak.

I consider days of old,

years long past.

At night I remember my music;

I meditate in my heart, and my spirit ponders.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

When I was in deep trouble,

I searched for the Lord.

All night long I prayed, with hands lifted toward heaven,

but my soul was not comforted.

I think of God, and I moan,

overwhelmed with longing for his help.

Interlude

You don’t let me sleep.

I am too distressed even to pray!

I think of the good old days,

long since ended,

when my nights were filled with joyful songs.

I search my soul and ponder the difference now.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

In the day I have trouble, I seek the Lord.

At night my hand stretches out continually;

my soul refuses to be comforted.

I remember God and I groan loudly;

I meditate and my spirit grows faint. Selah

You hold open my eyelids.

I am troubled and cannot speak.

I think about the days from long ago,

the years of ancient times.

I remember my song in the night.

With my heart I meditate,

and my spirit searches to understand.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord:

My sore ran in the night, and ceased not:

My soul refused to be comforted.

I remembered God, and was troubled:

I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.

Thou holdest mine eyes waking:

I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

I have considered the days of old,

The years of ancient times.

I call to remembrance my song in the night:

I commune with mine own heart:

And my spirit made diligent search.

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