Psalm 77:1

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A psalm.

1 ^[a]I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me.

Psalm 77:1 in Other Translations

1 I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.

1 I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, and he will hear me.

1 I cry out to God; yes, I shout. Oh, that God would listen to me!

1 I yell out to my God, I yell with all my might, I yell at the top of my lungs. He listens.

1 I will cry unto God with my voice, Even unto God with my voice; and he will give ear unto me.

1 Loudly, I cried to God. Loudly, I cried to God so that he would open his ears to [hear] me.

1 I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, and He will hear me.

1 I cried out to God for help. I cried out 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 for help; I cried out to God to hear me.

2 When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring hands, and I would not be comforted.

3 I remembered you, God, and I groaned; I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.

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

5 I thought about the former days, the years of long ago;

Cross References

• 1. S 1 Kings 8:52; Psalms 3:4

Footnotes

• [a] In Hebrew texts 77:1-20 is numbered 77:2-21.