God’s Word Translation
Psalms 77:3
3I sigh as I remember God. I begin to lose hope as I think about him. 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
1Loudly, I cried to God. Loudly, I cried to God so that he would open his ears to ⌞hear⌟ me. 2On the day I was in trouble, I went to the Lord for help. At night I stretched out my hands in prayer without growing tired. Yet, my soul refused to be comforted. I sigh as I remember God. I begin to lose hope as I think about him. Selah 4(You keep my eyelids open.) I am so upset that I cannot speak. 5I have considered 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
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 77:3
- Job 6:4because the arrows of the Almighty ⌞have found their target⌟ in me, and my spirit is drinking their poison. God’s terrors line up in battle against me.
- Job 23:15That is why I’m terrified of him. When I think of it, I’m afraid of him.
- Job 31:23“A disaster from God terrifies me. In the presence of his majesty I can do nothing.
- Jeremiah 17:17Do not terrorize me. You are my refuge on the day of disaster.
- Psalms 88:3My soul is filled with troubles, and my life comes closer to the grave.
- Psalms 102:3My days disappear like smoke. My bones burn like hot coals.
- Job 7:11So I won’t keep my mouth shut, but I will speak from the distress that is in my spirit and complain about the bitterness in my soul.
- Lamentations 3:17“My soul has been kept from enjoying peace. I have forgotten what happiness is.
- Psalms 55:4My heart is in turmoil. The terrors of death have seized me.
- Psalms 61:2From the ends of the earth, I call to you when I begin to lose heart. Lead me to the rock that is high above me.
- Psalms 142:2I pour out my complaints in his presence and tell him my troubles.
- Psalms 143:4That is why I begin to lose hope and my heart is in a state of shock.
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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