Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 77:3
3I think of God; I groan; I meditate; my spirit becomes weak.Selah
Psalms 77:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
- New International Version (NIV)I remembered you, God, and I groaned; I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When I remember God, I moan; when I meditate, my spirit faints. Selah
- New King James Version (NKJV)I remembered God, and was troubled; I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah
Context of Psalms 77:3
1I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, and he will hear me. 2I 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 4You have kept me from closing my eyes; I am troubled and cannot speak. 5I consider days of old, years long past.
Read all of Psalms 77Psalms 77:3 word by word
אֶזְכְּרָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֣ים וְאֶֽהֱמָיָ֑ה אָשִׂ֓יחָה׀ וְתִתְעַטֵּ֖ף רוּחִ֣י סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 77:3
- Job 6:4Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks their poison. God’s terrors are arrayed against me.
- Job 23:15Therefore I am terrified in his presence; when I consider this, I am afraid of him.
- Job 31:23For disaster from God terrifies me, and because of his majesty I could not do these things.
- Jeremiah 17:17Don’t become a terror to me. You are my refuge in the day of disaster.
- Psalms 88:3For I have had enough troubles, and my life is near Sheol.
- Psalms 102:3For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like a furnace.
- Job 7:11Therefore I will not restrain my mouth. I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
- Lamentations 3:17I have been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.
- Psalms 55:4My heart shudders within me; terrors of death sweep over me.
- Psalms 61:2I call to you from the ends of the earth when my heart is without strength. Lead me to a rock that is high above me,
- Psalms 142:2I pour out my complaint before him; I reveal my trouble to him.
- Psalms 143:4My spirit is weak within me; my heart is overcome with dismay.
Commentaries on Psalms 77:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3My spirit was overwhelmed - As the verb is in the hithpaeI conjugation, the word must mean my spirit was overpowered in itself. It purposed to involve itself in this calamity. I felt exquisitely for my poor suffering countrymen. "The generous mind is not confined at home; It spreads itself abroad through all the public, And feels for every member of the land."Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3I remembered God - That is, I thought on God; I thought on his character, his government, and his dealings; I thought on the mysteries - the incomprehensible things - the apparently unequal, unjust, and partial doings - of his administration. It is evident from the whole tenor of the psalm that these were the things which occupied his attention. He dwelt on them until his whole soul became sad; until his spirit became so overwhelmed that he could not find…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3I remembered You, O God: God's people often face hard times. Remembering God's powerful actions at the beginning of their relationship assures them of God's commitment. Feeling overwhelmed, the psalmist is unable to deal with the crisis (Psalms 142:3; 143:4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-93-9. His sad state contrasted with former joys. was troubled--literally, "violently agitated," or disquieted (Psa 39:6; 41:5). my spirit was overwhelmed--or, "fainted" (Psa 107:5; Jon 2:7).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 77
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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