Psalms 77:6

77:5 I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.

I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.

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I remember my song in the night. I consider in my own heart; my spirit diligently inquires:

I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.

I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with my own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.

77:7 Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?

What does Psalms 77:6 mean?

Psalms 77:6 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זָכַר (zâkar), נְגִינָה (nᵉgîynâh), לַיִל (layil).

Hebrew interlinear

call

remembranceזָכַרzâkar/zaw-kar'/H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male

songנְגִינָהnᵉgîynâh/neg-ee-naw'/H5058properly, instrumental music; by implication, a stringed instrument; by extension, a poem set to music; specifically, an epigram

the

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

communeשִׂיחַsîyach/see'-akh/H7878to ponder, i.e. (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) utter

with

mine

own

heart:לֵבָבlêbâb/lay-bawb'/H3824the heart (as the most interior organ);

and

spiritרוּחַrûwach/roo'-akh/H7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)

made

diligent

search.חָפַשׂchâphas/khaw-fas'/H2664to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or mask

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Night Seekers Self-Examination

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 77:6.

2 Kings 20:3

I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. sore: Heb. with a great weeping

Psalms 69:12

They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards. drunkards: Heb. drinkers of strong drink

Zephaniah 1:12

And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil. settled: Heb. curded, or, thickened

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What does Psalms 77:6 say?

Psalms 77:6 (King James Version) reads: "I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search."

Is Psalms 77:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 77:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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