King James Version
What Does Psalms 77:6 Mean?
“I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.”
Context
4
Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
5
I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.
6
I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.
7
Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?
8
Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore ? for evermore: Heb. to generation and generation?
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(6) **I call to remembrance.**—Better,
“Let me recall my harpings in the night;
Let me complain in my own heart,
And my spirit questions and questions.”
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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