King James Version
Psalms 77:2 in the King James Version says “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. s...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 77 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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. sore: Heb. hand”
Psalms 77:2 · KJV
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. of: or, for
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. sore: Heb. hand
I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
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“In the day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“I sought”
H1875properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
“my sore”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“in the night”
H3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity
“ran”
H5064to flow; figuratively, to stretch out; causatively, to pour out or down; figuratively, to deliver over
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“to be comforted”
H5162properly, to sigh, i.e., breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e., (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavo
“not my soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
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