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All night long I prayed, with hands lifted toward heaven, but my soul was not comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/77.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying; my soul refuses to be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/77.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/77.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/77.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; My hand was stretched out in the night without ceasing; My soul refused to be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/77.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; In the night my hand was stretched out and did not grow weary; My soul refused to be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/77.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; In the night my hand was stretched out without weariness; My soul refused to be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/77.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; In the night my hand was stretched out without weariness; My soul refused to be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/77.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />In the day of my distress I sought the Lord; In the night my hand was stretched out without weariness; My soul refused to be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/77.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In the day of my trouble I [desperately] sought the Lord; In the night my hand was stretched out [in prayer] without weariness; My soul refused to be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/77.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I sought the Lord in my day of trouble. My hands were continually lifted up all night long; I refused to be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/77.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I sought the Lord in my day of trouble. My hands were continually lifted up all night long; I refused to be comforted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/77.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/77.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In days filled with trouble, I search for you. And at night I tirelessly lift my hands in prayer, refusing comfort. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/77.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/77.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />On the day I was in trouble, I went to the Lord for help. At night I stretched out my hands in prayer without growing tired. Yet, my soul refused to be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/77.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In times of trouble I pray to the Lord; all night long I lift my hands in prayer, but I cannot find comfort. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/77.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; my hands were raised at night and they did not grow weary. I refused to be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/77.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/77.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In my time of trouble I sought the Lord. I kept my hand raised in prayer throughout the night. I refused to be comforted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/77.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord. My hand was stretched out in the night, and did not get tired. My soul refused to be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/77.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/77.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/77.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I sought the Lord in a day of my distress, "" My hand has been spread out by night, "" And it does not cease, "" My soul has refused to be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/77.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/77.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the day of my straits I sought Jehovah: my hand was stretched out at night, and it will not be slack: my soul refused to be comforted.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/77.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In the day of my trouble I sought God, with my hands lifted up to him in the night, and I was not deceived. My soul refused to be comforted: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/77.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 76:3>In the days of my tribulation, I sought God, with my hands opposite him in the night, and I was not deceived. My soul refused to be consoled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/77.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On the day of my distress I seek the Lord; by night my hands are stretched out unceasingly; I refuse to be consoled. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/77.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying; my soul refuses to be comforted.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/77.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In the day of my trouble I sought the LORD; my torment continued through the night, and ceased not; there was no comforter for my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/77.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In the day of my suffering I prayed to LORD JEHOVAH and his hand drew me in the night and I was not silent and there was no comforter for my soul.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/77.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; With my hand uplifted, [mine eye] streameth in the night without ceasing; My soul refuseth to be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/77.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />In the day of mine affliction I earnestly sought the Lord; <i>even</i> with my hands by night before him, and I was not deceived; my soul refused to be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/77-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=9337" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/77.htm">In The Day of Trouble I Sought the LORD</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">In the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/6869.htm" title="6869: ṣā·rā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Tightness, a female rival. Feminine of tsar; tightness; transitively, a female rival.">of trouble</a> <a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875: dā·rā·šə·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow; by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship.">I sought</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: lay·lāh (N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">through the night</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">my outstretched hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/5064.htm" title="5064: nig·gə·rāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to flow; figuratively, to stretch out; causatively, to pour out or down; figuratively, to deliver over."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6313.htm" title="6313: ṯā·p̄ūḡ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To grow numb. A primitive root; to be sluggish.">did not grow weary;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">my soul</a> <a href="/hebrew/3985.htm" title="3985: mê·’ă·nāh (V-Piel-Perf-3fs) -- To refuse. A primitive root; to refuse.">refused</a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: hin·nā·ḥêm (V-Nifal-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">to be comforted.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/42-1.htm">Psalm 42:1-3</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God. / My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence? / My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Psalm 6:6</a></span><br />I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-2.htm">Psalm 22:2</a></span><br />I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">Psalm 88:1-3</a></span><br />A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You. / May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry. / For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/55-17.htm">Psalm 55:17</a></span><br />Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/30-2.htm">Psalm 30:2</a></span><br />O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-4.htm">Psalm 34:4</a></span><br />I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/116-1.htm">Psalm 116:1-2</a></span><br />I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy. / Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/142-1.htm">Psalm 142:1-2</a></span><br />A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy. / I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-8.htm">Lamentations 3:8</a></span><br />Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/30-20.htm">Job 30:20</a></span><br />I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer; when I stand up, You merely look at me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-16.htm">Isaiah 26:16</a></span><br />O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-38.htm">Matthew 26:38-39</a></span><br />Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.” / Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-34.htm">Mark 14:34-36</a></span><br />Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.” / Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him. / “Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Luke 22:44</a></span><br />And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">in the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Psalm 18:6</a></b></br> In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, <i>even</i> into his ears.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-15.htm">Psalm 50:15</a></b></br> And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">Psalm 88:1-3</a></b></br> A Song <i>or</i> Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day <i>and</i> night before thee: … </p><p class="hdg">my</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/6-2.htm">Psalm 6:2,3</a></b></br> Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I <i>am</i> weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/38-3.htm">Psalm 38:3-8</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither <i>is there any</i> rest in my bones because of my sin… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">2 Chronicles 6:28</a></b></br> If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillers; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness <i>there be</i>:</p><p class="hdg">sore.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/37-35.htm">Genesis 37:35</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/4-1.htm">Esther 4:1-4</a></b></br> 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; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/18-14.htm">Proverbs 18:14</a></b></br> The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/49-8.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/psalms/49-8.htm">Ceased</a> <a href="/psalms/35-15.htm">Ceasing</a> <a href="/psalms/68-10.htm">Comforted</a> <a href="/psalms/73-7.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/76-5.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/74-16.htm">Night</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-4.htm">Ran</a> <a href="/job/34-33.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/job/6-7.htm">Refuses</a> <a href="/job/6-7.htm">Refuseth</a> <a href="/job/16-18.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/psalms/71-24.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-4.htm">Slacked</a> <a href="/psalms/71-20.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/psalms/71-24.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/psalms/74-19.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/57-6.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/psalms/55-20.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/psalms/69-3.htm">Tired</a> <a href="/psalms/73-5.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/74-21.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/job/38-15.htm">Uplifted</a> <a href="/psalms/73-16.htm">Weariness</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-12.htm">Wearying</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/85-4.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/psalms/77-8.htm">Ceased</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-49.htm">Ceasing</a> <a href="/psalms/86-17.htm">Comforted</a> <a href="/psalms/88-9.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/psalms/77-10.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/77-6.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/77-6.htm">Night</a> <a href="/psalms/105-41.htm">Ran</a> <a href="/psalms/78-10.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-15.htm">Refuses</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-17.htm">Refuseth</a> <a href="/psalms/87-1.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/psalms/78-34.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-4.htm">Slacked</a> <a href="/psalms/118-13.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/psalms/78-34.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/psalms/78-50.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/78-19.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/psalms/88-9.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-17.htm">Tired</a> <a href="/psalms/78-33.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/78-9.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/psalms/106-26.htm">Uplifted</a> <a href="/psalms/119-82.htm">Weariness</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-8.htm">Wearying</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 77</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/77-1.htm">The psalmist shows what fierce combat he had with distrust</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/77-10.htm">The victory which he had by consideration of God's great and gracious works.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/77.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/77.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>In the day of trouble I sought the Lord;</b><br>This phrase reflects a common biblical theme of turning to God in times of distress. The "day of trouble" can be understood as any period of personal crisis or national calamity. Throughout the Old Testament, seeking the Lord is a recurring call to action, as seen in <a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a>, where God promises to hear from heaven and heal the land if His people humble themselves and pray. The psalmist's response to trouble is to seek God, indicating a deep trust in God's sovereignty and faithfulness. This aligns with the teachings of Jesus in the New Testament, who encourages believers to ask, seek, and knock (<a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7</a>).<p><b>through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary;</b><br>The imagery of outstretched hands is often associated with prayer and supplication. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, raising hands was a common posture during prayer, symbolizing dependence and earnest appeal to the divine. The persistence "through the night" suggests a relentless pursuit of God's presence and help, reminiscent of Jacob wrestling with God until daybreak (<a href="/genesis/32-24.htm">Genesis 32:24-30</a>). This persistence in prayer is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus teaches the parable of the persistent widow (<a href="/luke/18.htm">Luke 18:1-8</a>), emphasizing the importance of continual prayer and faith.<p><b>my soul refused to be comforted.</b><br>This expression of deep anguish and refusal of comfort indicates a profound spiritual and emotional struggle. It reflects the psalmist's intense longing for God's intervention and presence, similar to the lamentations found in the Book of Job, where Job refuses easy answers and superficial comfort from his friends (<a href="/job/16-2.htm">Job 16:2</a>). The refusal to be comforted can also be seen in the context of mourning, as in the case of Rachel weeping for her children (<a href="/jeremiah/31-15.htm">Jeremiah 31:15</a>), which is later referenced in <a href="/matthew/2-18.htm">Matthew 2:18</a>. This highlights the depth of the psalmist's distress and the earnestness of his plea for divine consolation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist (Asaph)</a></b><br>The author of this Psalm, Asaph, was a prominent Levite singer and seer in David's court. He is known for his deep and often introspective psalms that reflect on God's faithfulness and the struggles of life.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_trouble.htm">The Day of Trouble</a></b><br>This phrase refers to a period of distress or crisis in the Psalmist's life. It is a time when the Psalmist feels overwhelmed and seeks divine intervention.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, is the one whom the Psalmist seeks in his time of trouble. This reflects a personal and relational aspect of God as the one who hears and responds to the cries of His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_night.htm">The Night</a></b><br>Symbolic of darkness and uncertainty, the night represents times of deep emotional or spiritual struggle. It is during these times that the Psalmist reaches out to God persistently.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_soul's_refusal_to_be_comforted.htm">The Soul's Refusal to be Comforted</a></b><br>This indicates a profound level of distress where typical sources of comfort fail, highlighting the depth of the Psalmist's need for God's intervention.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/persistent_prayer.htm">Persistent Prayer</a></b><br>The Psalmist's example teaches us the importance of persistent prayer, especially in times of distress. We are encouraged to continually reach out to God, even when comfort seems elusive.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god_in_darkness.htm">Seeking God in Darkness</a></b><br>Just as the Psalmist sought God during the night, we are reminded to turn to God during our darkest moments, trusting that He is present and attentive to our cries.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_unresolved_distress.htm">The Reality of Unresolved Distress</a></b><br>The Psalmist's refusal to be comforted acknowledges that sometimes our distress may not be immediately resolved. This teaches us patience and reliance on God's timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith_in_crisis.htm">The Role of Faith in Crisis</a></b><br>The act of seeking God in trouble reflects a deep faith and trust in His character and promises. We are encouraged to strengthen our faith by recalling God's past faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>While the Psalmist's experience is personal, it reminds us of the importance of community support in times of trouble. Sharing our burdens with fellow believers can be a source of comfort and strength.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_77.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 77</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_77_9_fit_god's_mercy.htm">If Psalm 77:9 asks whether God can forget to be gracious, how does this align with the Bible’s broader depiction of God as eternally merciful?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'joy_comes_in_the_morning'.htm">What does "Joy Comes in the Morning" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_we_verify_psalm_116_3-4's_rescue.htm">Psalm 116:3-4 describes rescue from death--how can we historically or scientifically verify such an event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_'long_and_faint'_for_non-physical_courts.htm">In Psalm 84:2, how can one physically 'long and faint' for God's courts if they are non-physical spaces?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/77.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">My sore ran</span> <span class= "bld">. . .</span>--The text of this verse is evidently faulty. As it stands it is unintelligible. <span class= "ital">My hand was poured out and grew not dull </span>(like a corpse).<p>The LXX. and Vulg. have, "with my hands against Him<span class= "bld">, </span>and I was not deceived," pointing to a different reading. Symmachus has, however, "my hand was stretched out," which may be a possible meaning of the Hebrew, though a comparison with <a href="/lamentations/3-49.htm" title="My eye trickles down, and ceases not, without any intermission.">Lamentations 3:49</a> (comp. <a href="/lamentations/2-18.htm" title="Their heart cried to the LORD, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give yourself no rest; let not the apple of your eye cease.">Lamentations 2:18</a>) suggests that <span class= "ital">eye </span>was written instead of <span class= "ital">hand. </span>The Authorised Version's <span class= "ital">sore </span>comes from the Rabbins, who thought of the hand beating the breast, and rendered, "my blows were poured out." Though the probable text may be beyond recovery, the feeling of the verse is quite palpable. It expresses the anguish of the poet's soul--<p>"His vows in the night, so fierce and unavailing,<p>Stings of his shame and passion of his tears."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/77.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord</span> (comp. <a href="/genesis/35-3.htm">Genesis 35:3</a>; <a href="/habakkuk/3-16.htm">Habakkuk 3:16</a>). <span class="cmt_word">My sore ran in the night;</span> rather, <span class="accented">my band was stretched out in the night</span> (Cook, Cheyne, Revised Version); comp. <a href="/psalms/28-2.htm">Psalm 28:2</a>. <span class="cmt_word">And ceased not</span>. He continued in prayer all through the night. <span class="cmt_word">My soul refused to be</span> <span class="cmt_word">comforted</span> (comp. <a href="/genesis/37-35.htm">Genesis 37:35</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/31-15.htm">Jeremiah 31:15</a>). He was like Jacob when he lost Joseph, or like Rachel weeping for her children. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/77-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">In the day</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּי֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of trouble</span><br /><span class="heb">צָרָתִי֮</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·rā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6869.htm">Strong's 6869: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tightness, a female rival</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I sought</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּ֫רָ֥שְׁתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(dā·rā·šə·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1875.htm">Strong's 1875: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Lord;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָ֪י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through the night</span><br /><span class="heb">לַ֣יְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(lay·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> </span><span class="str2">A twist, night, adversity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my outstretched hands</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדִ֤י ׀</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">did not grow weary;</span><br /><span class="heb">תָפ֑וּג</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·p̄ūḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6313.htm">Strong's 6313: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be sluggish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my soul</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשִֽׁי׃</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">refused</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאֲנָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’ă·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3985.htm">Strong's 3985: </a> </span><span class="str2">To refuse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be comforted.</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנָּחֵ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nā·ḥêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5162.htm">Strong's 5162: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/77-2.htm">Psalm 77:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/77-2.htm">Psalm 77:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/77-2.htm">Psalm 77:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/77-2.htm">Psalm 77:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/77-2.htm">Psalm 77:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/77-2.htm">Psalm 77:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/77-2.htm">Psalm 77:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/77-2.htm">Psalm 77:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/77-2.htm">Psalm 77:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/77-2.htm">Psalm 77:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/77-2.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 77:2 In the day of my trouble (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/77-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 77:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 77:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/77-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 77:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 77:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>