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Psalms 77:1
1I will call out to God for help. I will call aloud to God, and he will listen to me.
Psalms 77:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.
- New International Version (NIV)I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, and he will hear me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I cried out to God with my voice— To God with my voice; And He gave ear to me.
Context of Psalms 77:1
I will call out to God for help. I will call aloud to God, and he will listen to me. 2When trouble came to me, I looked for the Lord to help me. All through the night, I lifted my hands to him while I prayed. But I did not feel peace in myself. 3When I think about God, I am sad and upset. I do not know if he will help me. Selah.
Read all of Psalms 77Psalms 77:1 word by word
קוֹלִ֣י אֶל־אֱלֹהִ֣ים וְאֶצְעָ֑קָה קוֹלִ֥י אֶל־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים וְהַאֲזִ֥ין אֵלָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 77:1
- Psalms 39:1I said, ‘I will be careful what I do, so that I do not sin. I will also be careful what I say. When wicked people are listening, I will not even open my mouth.’
- Psalms 62:1I will be patient as I wait for God to help me. He is the only one who can make me safe.
- 1 Chronicles 16:41Heman and Jeduthun were with them at the tabernacle in Gibeon. There were also other Levites that David had chosen to help them. Their special job was to give thanks to the Lord with songs, because his faithful love continues for ever.
- 1 Chronicles 25:3From Jeduthun's sons, there were six musicians: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah and Mattithiah. Their father Jeduthun had authority over their work. He spoke messages from God while he made music with a harp. He also sang to thank the Lord and to praise him.
- Psalms 50:1God, the great God, the Lord, is speaking. He is calling everybody on the earth, from where the sun rises in the east, to where it goes down in the west.
- Psalms 3:4I called aloud to the Lord. He answered me from his holy mountain. Selah.
- Psalms 34:6I was weak and helpless, so I called out to the Lord. The Lord heard me. He saved me from all my troubles.
- Psalms 55:16But I will call to God for help. The Lord will make me safe.
- Psalms 142:1I am calling to the Lord to help me. I ask him to be kind to me.
- Psalms 116:1I love the Lord, because he heard me when I called to him.
Commentaries on Psalms 77:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1I cried unto God - The repetition here marks the earnestness of the psalmist's soul; and the word voice shows that the Psalm was not the issue of private meditation, but of deep mental trouble, which forced him to speak his griefs aloud.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1I cried unto God with my voice - That is, he cried or prayed audibly. It was not mere mental prayer. See the notes at Psalm 3:4. Even unto God with my voice - The repetition here is emphatic. The idea is that it was an earnest or fervent cry. Compare the notes at 2 Corinthians 12:8. And he gave ear unto me - See Psalm 5:1, note; Psalm 17:6, note.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The psalmist's troubles and temptation. (1-10) He encourages himself by the remembrance of God's help of his people. (11-20) Verses 1-10 Days of trouble must be days of prayer; when God seems to have withdrawn from us, we must seek him till we find him. In the day of his trouble the psalmist did not seek for the diversion of business or amusement, but he sought God, and his favor and grace. Those that are under trouble of mind, must pray it away. He pored…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The night provides a special opportunity for prayer and meditation (Psalms 77:6, 11; see 6:6; 16:7; 17:3; 30:5; 63:6; 119:55, 62, 148).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201. expresses the purport of the Psalm.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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