Psalms 77:2

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

1My voice rises to God, and I will cry aloud; My voice rises to God, and He will listen to me. In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; In the night my hand was stretched out and did not grow weary; My soul refused to be comforted. 3When I remember God, then I am restless; When I sigh, then my spirit feels weak. Selah 4You have held my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

Psalms 77:2 word by word

בְּי֥וֹם צָרָתִי֮ אֲדֹנָ֪י דָּ֫רָ֥שְׁתִּי יָדִ֤י׀ לַ֣יְלָה נִ֭גְּרָה וְלֹ֣א תָפ֑וּג מֵאֲנָ֖ה הִנָּחֵ֣ם נַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear

• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of my troubleצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869
• I soughtדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• In the nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• handיָדyâd · handH3027
• was stretchedנָגַרnâgar · to pourH5064
• and did not growפּוּגpûg · be numbH6313
• My soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• refusedמָאֵןmâ'ên · to refuseH3985
• to be comfortedנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: comfortH5162

Cross-references for Psalms 77:2

• Psalms 18:6In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry for help before Him came into His ears.
• Psalms 50:15Call upon Me on the day of trouble; I will rescue you, and you will honor Me.”
• Psalms 88:1Lord, the God of my salvation, I have cried out by day and in the night before You.
• Psalms 102:1Hear my prayer, Lord! And let my cry for help come to You.
• Psalms 130:1Out of the depths I have cried to You, Lord.
• Genesis 32:7Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed; and he divided the people who were with him, and the flocks, the herds, and the camels, into two companies;
• 2 Kings 19:3And they said to him, “This is what Hezekiah says: ‘This day is a day of distress, rebuke, and humiliation; for children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to deliver them.
• Isaiah 26:9At night my soul longs for You, Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You diligently; For when the earth experiences Your judgments, The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
• Jonah 2:1Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish,
• 2 Corinthians 12:7Because of the extraordinary greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me--to keep me from exalting myself!
• Hebrews 5:7In the days of His humanity, He offered up both prayers and pleas with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His devout behavior.
• Psalms 6:2Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am frail; Heal me, Lord, for my bones are horrified.
• Psalms 38:3There is no healthy part in my flesh because of Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin.
• 2 Chronicles 6:28“If there is a famine in the land, if there is a plague, if there is blight or mildew, if there is locust or grasshopper, if their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities, whatever plague or whatever sickness there is,
• Isaiah 1:5Where will you be stricken again, As you continue in your rebellion? The entire head is sick And the entire heart is faint.
• Hosea 5:13When Ephraim saw his sickness, And Judah his sore, Ephraim then went to Assyria And sent word to King Jareb. But he is unable to heal you, Or to cure you of your sore.

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

Topics related to Psalms 77:2

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Prayer
• Seekers

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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