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Psalms 77:2
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.
Psalms 77:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring hands, and I would not be comforted.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; My hand was stretched out in the night without ceasing; My soul refused to be comforted.
Context of Psalms 77:2
1I will call out to God for help. I will call aloud to God, and he will listen to me. When 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. 4God, you do not let me close my eyes to sleep. I am so upset that I cannot even speak.
Read all of Psalms 77Psalms 77:2 word by word
בְּי֥וֹם צָרָתִי֮ אֲדֹנָ֪י דָּ֫רָ֥שְׁתִּי יָדִ֤י׀ לַ֣יְלָה נִ֭גְּרָה וְלֹ֣א תָפ֑וּג מֵאֲנָ֖ה הִנָּחֵ֣ם נַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- In the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- of my troubleצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869
- I soughtדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
- the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- my soreיָדyâd · handH3027
- ranנָגַרnâgar · to pourH5064
- in the nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
- and ceasedפּוּגpûg · be numbH6313
- not: my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
- refusedמָאֵןmâ'ên · to refuseH3985
- to be comfortedנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: comfortH5162
Cross-references for Psalms 77:2
- Psalms 18:6In my trouble, I prayed to the Lord. I called to my God to help me. He heard my voice from his home in heaven. My prayer reached his ears.
- Psalms 50:15Pray to me when you are in trouble. Then I will rescue you, and you will praise me.’
- Psalms 88:1Lord, you are the God who rescues me. I call out to you in the day, and I pray for help at night.
- Psalms 102:1Lord, please hear my prayer! Listen to me when I call to you for help.
- Psalms 130:1Lord, I am crying aloud to you because I have great trouble.
- Genesis 32:7Jacob was very frightened and upset when he heard this. So he separated his people into two groups. He also separated his animals.
- 2 Kings 19:3They told Hezekiah's message to Isaiah: ‘This is a time of great trouble. Assyria has insulted us to make us ashamed. Our nation is like a woman who is ready to give birth, but she is too weak to push the child out.
- Isaiah 26:9During the night, I think about you a lot. When morning arrives, I want to be near to you in my spirit. When you come to judge people on the earth, then people will understand your justice.
- Jonah 2:1From inside the fish's stomach, Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.
- 2 Corinthians 12:7Yes, God did show me many things that were very special. But he did not want me to be proud because of that. So he gave me a pain in my body, like a sharp thorn. Satan uses that pain to give me much trouble. It is like Satan's angel that he sends to hurt me. That certainly stops me from being proud of myself!
- Hebrews 5:7When Jesus Christ lived on earth as a man, he often prayed to God. He asked God to help him. He prayed strongly and he cried loudly with many tears. He knew that God could save him from death. And God listened to Jesus when he prayed, because Jesus served God.
- Psalms 6:2I do not feel strong, Lord, so please be kind to me. Lord, please make me well again. Even my bones are shaking.
- Psalms 38:3Your punishment has made my whole body ill. My health has gone, because of my sin.
- 2 Chronicles 6:28Sometimes, there may be other troubles in our land. There may be a famine or a bad disease. Our crops may not grow and our animals may be ill. Locusts may destroy our crops. An enemy may attack some cities in our land. Or there may be other kinds of illness or trouble.
- Isaiah 1:5You continue to fight against God. Why do you do that? God will continue to punish you. You are weak and you hurt all over. Your mind and your body have great pain.
- Hosea 5:13Ephraim's people knew that they were not well. Judah's people knew that they had wounds. Ephraim's leaders expected Assyria to help them. They asked Assyria's great king for help. But he is not able to make you well. He cannot make your wounds better.
Commentaries on Psalms 77:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2My sore ran in the night, and ceased not - This is a most unaccountable translation; the literal meaning of נגרה ידי yadi niggerah, which we translate my sore ran, is, my hand was stretched out, i.e., in prayer. He continued during the whole night with his voice and hands lifted up to God, and ceased not, even in the midst of great discouragements.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord - Compare the notes at Psalm 50:15. This trouble may have been either mental or bodily; that is, it may have arisen from some form of disease, or it may have been that which sprang from difficulties in regard to the divine character, government, and dealings. That it “assumed” the latter form, even if it had its beginning in the former, is apparent from the following verses. Whether it was connected with any form…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. 22. his importunacy. my sore ran ... night--literally, "my hand was spread," or, "stretched out" (compare Psa 44:20). ceased not--literally, "grew not numb," or, "feeble" (Ge 45:26; Psa 38:8). my soul ... comforted--(compare Ge 37:35; Jr 31:15).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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