Psalm 77:1

In the Day of Trouble I Sought the Lord

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For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.

1 I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.

Psalm 77:1 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 77:1

I cried unto God with my voice
Which is to be understood of prayer, and that vocal, and which is importunate and fervent, being made in distress; see ( Psalms 3:4 ) , or "my voice was unto God" ^F8, "and I cried"; it was directed to him, and expressed in a very loud and clamorous way:

even unto God with my voice;
or "my voice was unto God"; which is repeated to show that he prayed again and again, with great eagerness and earnestness, his case being a very afflicted one:

and he gave ear unto me;
his prayer was not without success; God is a God hearing and answering prayer, according to his promise, ( Psalms 50:15 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 (Myhla la ylwq) "vox mea ad Deum", Pagninus, Montanus, Musculus, "fertur", Junius & Tremellius; "erat", Cocceius.

Psalm 77:1 In-Context

1 I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.

2 In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.

3 I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah

4 You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.

5 I considered the days of old, the years long in the past.