Psalms 77:1

Psalms 77:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.
• New International Version (NIV)I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, and he will hear me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I cried out to God with my voice— To God with my voice; And He gave ear to me.

Context of Psalms 77:1

I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me. 2In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted. 3I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.

Psalms 77:1 word by word

קוֹלִ֣י אֶל־אֱלֹהִ֣ים וְאֶצְעָ֑קָה קוֹלִ֥י אֶל־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים וְהַאֲזִ֥ין אֵלָֽי׃Read the interlinear

• I criedצָעַקtsâ‛aq · to cryH6817
• unto Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• with my voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• and he gave earאָזַן'âzan · to listenH238

Cross-references for Psalms 77:1

• Psalms 39:1I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
• Psalms 62:1Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
• 1 Chronicles 16:41And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to Yhwh, because his mercy endureth for ever;
• 1 Chronicles 25:3Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise Yhwh.
• Psalms 50:1The mighty God, even Yhwh, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
• Psalms 3:4I cried unto Yhwh with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
• Psalms 34:6This poor man cried, And Yhwh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
• Psalms 55:16As for me, I will call upon God; And Yhwh shall save me.
• Psalms 142:1I cried unto Yhwh with my voice; with my voice unto Yhwh did I make my supplication.
• Psalms 116:1I love Yhwh, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

Commentaries on Psalms 77:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1I cried unto God - The repetition here marks the earnestness of the psalmist's soul; and the word voice shows that the Psalm was not the issue of private meditation, but of deep mental trouble, which forced him to speak his griefs aloud.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1I cried unto God with my voice - That is, he cried or prayed audibly. It was not mere mental prayer. See the notes at Psalm 3:4. Even unto God with my voice - The repetition here is emphatic. The idea is that it was an earnest or fervent cry. Compare the notes at 2 Corinthians 12:8. And he gave ear unto me - See Psalm 5:1, note; Psalm 17:6, note.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The psalmist's troubles and temptation. (1-10) He encourages himself by the remembrance of God's help of his people. (11-20) Verses 1-10 Days of trouble must be days of prayer; when God seems to have withdrawn from us, we must seek him till we find him. In the day of his trouble the psalmist did not seek for the diversion of business or amusement, but he sought God, and his favor and grace. Those that are under trouble of mind, must pray it away. He pored…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. 1-201. expresses the purport of the Psalm.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 77:1

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Ear
• Prayer
• Seekers

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Asaph
• Clean
• Complain
• Ear
• Jeduthun
• Manasseh
• Psalms
• Cry, Crying

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