Psalms 77 · Verse 2

Psalms 77:2

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.
Psalms 77:2, King James Version

Psalms 77:2 in other translations

BSBIn the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.
WEBIn 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.
ASVIn the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: My hand was stretched out in the night, and slacked not; My soul refused to be comforted.
YLTIn a day of my distress the Lord I sought, My hand by night hath been spread out, And it doth not cease, My soul hath refused to be comforted.
DARBYIn the day of my trouble, I sought the Lord: my hand was stretched out in the night, and slacked not; my soul refused to be comforted.
BBEIn the day of my trouble, my heart was turned to the Lord: my hand was stretched out in the night without resting; my soul would not be comforted.
WebsterIn the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.

What does Psalms 77:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. his importunacy. my sore ran ... night--literally, "my hand was spread," or, "stretched out" (compare Psa 44:20). ceased not--literally, "grew not numb," or, "feeble" (Ge 45:26; Psa 38:8). my soul ... comforted--(compare Ge 37:35; Jr 31:15).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 My sore ran in the night, and ceased not - This is a most unaccountable translation; the literal meaning of ידי נגרה yadi niggerah, which we translate my sore ran, is, my hand was stretched out, i.e., in prayer. He continued during the whole night with his voice and hands lifted up to God, and ceased not, even in the midst of great discouragements.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 77:1-10

Days of trouble must be days of prayer; when God seems to have withdrawn from us, we must seek him till we find him.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 upon the trouble; the methods that should have relieved him did but increase his grief. When he…

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Psalms 77:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּי֥וֹםbe.Yomin [the] day ofH3117
צָרָתִי֮tza.ra.Tidistress myH6869
אֲדֹנָ֪י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
דָּ֫רָ֥שְׁתִּיda.Ra.she.tiI soughtH1875
יָדִ֤י\׀ya.Dihand myH3027
לַ֣יְלָהLay.lahnightH3915
נִ֭גְּרָהNi.ge.rahit was stretched outH5064
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
תָפ֑וּגta.Fugit grew numbH6313
מֵאֲנָ֖הme.'a.Nahit refusedH3985
הִנָּחֵ֣םhi.na.Chemto be comfortedH5162
נַפְשִֽׁי\׃naf.Shiself myH5315

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 77:2

  • Isaiah 26:9

    With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

  • Psalms 50:15

    And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

  • Isaiah 26:16

    Lord, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.

  • Genesis 37:35

    And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

  • Hebrews 5:7

    Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

  • Jonah 2:1-2

    Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly, And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.

  • Esther 4:1-4

    When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry; And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth. And in every province, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. So Esther’s maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.

  • Jeremiah 31:15

    Thus saith the Lord; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.

  • Hosea 5:13

    When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.

  • Psalms 102:1-2

    A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the Lord. Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto thee. Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.

  • Psalms 130:1-2

    A Song of degrees. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

  • Proverbs 18:14

    The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
In the.
18:6; 50:15; 88:1-3; 102:1,2; 130:1,2; Ge 32:7-12,28
2Ki 19:3,4,15-20; Isa 26:9,16; Jon 2:1,2; 2Co 12:7,8; Heb 5:7
my.
6:2,3; 38:3-8; 2Ch 6:28; Isa 1:5,6; Ho 5:13; 6:1
sore. Heb. hand. my soul.
Ge 37:35; Es 4:1-4; Pr 18:14; Jer 31:15; Joh 11:31

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Context

  • Psalms 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.

  • Psalms 77:2

    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.

  • Psalms 77:3

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

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Psalms 77:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Al Señor busqué en el día de mi angustia: mi mal corría de noche, y no cesaba: mi alma rehusaba consuelo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ma voix s’adresse à Dieu, et je crierai; ma voix s’adresse à Dieu, et il m’écoutera.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Am Tage meiner Drangsal suchte ich den Herrn; meine Hand war des Nachts ausgestreckt und ließ nicht ab; meine Seele weigerte sich getröstet zu werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Aperiam in parabolis os meum; loquar propositiones ab initio.