Psalms 77:2

77:1 To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of Asaph. I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me. of: or, for

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. sore: Heb. hand

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In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord. My hand was stretched out in the night, and didn’t get tired. My soul refused to be comforted.

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.

77:3 I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.

What does Psalms 77:2 mean?

Psalms 77:2 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יוֹם (yôwm), צָרָה (tsârâh), דָּרַשׁ (dârash).

Hebrew interlinear

the

dayיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

troubleצָרָהtsârâh/tsaw-raw'/H6869tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:

soughtדָּרַשׁdârash/daw-rash'/H1875properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship

the

Lord:אֲדֹנָיʼĂdônây/ad-o-noy'/H136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)

soreיָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

ranנָגַרnâgar/naw-gar'/H5064to flow; figuratively, to stretch out; causatively, to pour out or down; figuratively, to deliver over

the

night,לַיִלlayil/lah'-yil/H3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity

and

ceasedפּוּגpûwg/poog/H6313to be sluggish

not:

soulנֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

refusedמָאֵןmâʼên/maw-ane'/H3985to refuse

comforted.נָחַםnâcham/naw-kham'/H5162properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)

sore:

Heb.

hand

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What does Psalms 77:2 say?

Psalms 77:2 (King James Version) reads: "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. sore: Heb. hand"

Is Psalms 77:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 77:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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