New English Translation
Psalms 77:3
3I said, “I will remember God while I groan; I will think about him while my strength leaves me.” (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
1I will cry out to God and call for help! I will cry out to God and he will pay attention to me. 2In my time of trouble I sought the Lord. I kept my hand raised in prayer throughout the night. I refused to be comforted. I said, “I will remember God while I groan; I will think about him while my strength leaves me.” (Selah) 4You held my eyelids open; I was troubled and could not speak. 5I thought about the days of old, about ancient times.
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 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks their poison; God’s sudden terrors are arrayed against me.
- Job 23:15That is why I am terrified in his presence; when I consider, I am afraid because of him.
- Job 31:23For the calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his majesty I was powerless.
- Jeremiah 17:17Do not cause me dismay! You are my source of safety in times of trouble.
- Psalms 88:3For my life is filled with troubles and I am ready to enter Sheol.
- Psalms 102:3For my days go up in smoke, and my bones are charred like a fireplace.
- Job 7:11“Therefore, I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
- Lamentations 3:17I am deprived of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is.
- Psalms 55:4My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me.
- Psalms 61:2From the most remote place on earth I call out to you in my despair. Lead me up to an inaccessible rocky summit!
- Psalms 142:2I pour out my lament before him; I tell him about my troubles.
- Psalms 143:4My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked.
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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