New International Version
Psalms 77:3
3I remembered you, God, and I groaned; I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.
Psalms 77:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
- 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
- New Living Translation (NLT)I think of God, and I moan, overwhelmed with longing for his help. Interlude
Context of Psalms 77:3
1I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me. 2When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring hands, and I would not be comforted. I remembered you, God, and I groaned; I meditated, and my spirit grew faint. 4You kept my eyes from closing; I was too troubled to speak. 5I thought about the former days, the years of 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 6:4The arrows of the Almighty are in me, my spirit drinks in their poison; God’s terrors are marshaled against me.
- Job 23:15That is why I am terrified before him; when I think of all this, I fear him.
- Job 31:23For I dreaded destruction from God, and for fear of his splendor I could not do such things.
- Jeremiah 17:17Do not be a terror to me; you are my refuge in the day of disaster.
- Psalms 88:3I am overwhelmed with troubles and my life draws near to death.
- Psalms 102:3For my days vanish like smoke; my bones burn like glowing embers.
- Job 7:11“Therefore I will not keep silent; I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
- Lamentations 3:17I have been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.
- Psalms 55:4My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me.
- Psalms 61:2From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
- Psalms 142:2I pour out before him my complaint; before him I tell my trouble.
- Psalms 143:4So my spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is dismayed.
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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