English Standard Version
Psalms 77:3
3When I remember God, I moan; when I meditate, my spirit faints. 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I remembered God, and was troubled; I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah
- New Living Translation (NLT)I think of God, and I moan, overwhelmed with longing for his help. Interlude
Context of Psalms 77:3
1I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, and he will hear me. 2In 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 4You hold my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot speak. 5I consider the days of old, the years long ago.
Read all of Psalms 77Psalms 77:3 word by word
אֶזְכְּרָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֣ים וְאֶֽהֱמָיָ֑ה אָשִׂ֓יחָה׀ וְתִתְעַטֵּ֖ף רוּחִ֣י סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 77:3
- Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
- Job 23:15Therefore I am terrified at his presence; when I consider, I am in dread of him.
- Job 31:23For I was in terror of calamity from God, and I could not have faced his majesty.
- Jeremiah 17:17Be not a terror to me; you are my refuge in the day of disaster.
- Psalms 88:3For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
- Psalms 102:3For my days pass away like smoke, and my bones burn like a furnace.
- Job 7:11"Therefore 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 3:17my soul is bereft of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is;
- Psalms 55:4My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
- Psalms 61:2from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I,
- Psalms 142:2I pour out my complaint before him; I tell my trouble before him.
- Psalms 143:4Therefore my spirit faints within me; my heart within me is appalled.
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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