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Psalm 77:2–6

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2bIn the day of my trouble I sought the Lord:

†My sore ran cin the night, and ceased not:

My soul drefused to be comforted.

3I remembered God, and was etroubled:

I complained, and fmy spirit was goverwhelmed. Selah.

4Thou holdest mine eyes waking:

I am so htroubled that I cannot speak.

5I have iconsidered iithe days of old,

jThe years of ancient times.

6I call to remembrance my ksong lin the night:

I commune with mine own heart:

And my spirit made diligent search.

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

Footnotes

  1. bPs. 86:7. So Ps. 20:1. & 50:15.
  2. †Heb. my hand.
  3. cPs. 63:6. Isai. 26:9. See Ps. 88:1.
  4. ePs. 42:5, 11. & 43:5 in the Heb.
  5. gPs. 107:5 (Heb.). & 142:3. & 143:4. Jonah 2:7 (Heb.) So Ps. 61:2. & 102, title.
  6. hSee Gen. 41:8.
  7. iPs. 73:16 (Heb.).
  8. jSo Deut. 32:7. Ps. 44:1. & 143:5. Isai. 51:9.
  9. kSee Job 30:9.
  10. lver. 2. See Job 35:10. So Ps. 4:4. & 16:7. & 17:3.

Cross references

  1. dGen. 37:35.
  2. fPs. 142:3. & 143:4
  3. iiPs. 143:5.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;

in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying;

my soul refuses to be comforted.

When I remember God, I moan;

when I meditate, my spirit faints. Selah

You hold my eyelids open;

I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

I consider the days of old,

the years long ago.

I said, “Let me remember my song in the night;

let me meditate in my heart.”

Then my spirit made a diligent search:

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:

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.

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.

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.