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Psalms 77:2

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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.

Psalms 77:2 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 77:2

Theological / Devotional

In the day. See Ps. 50:15; cf. 35:3. Ps. 77:2, 3 shows the reality and intensity of the prayer. Everything the psalmist did, even meditating on God, seemed but to intensify his grief.

My sore. Literally, “my hand.” The interpretation “sore” comes from the idea that “hand” may be the symbol of a “stroke” (see Job 23:2, where “stroke” is literally “hand”). The translation “my hand is stretched out” (RSV) is apparently based on Jerome. The Hebrew verb translated “ran,” seems elsewhere always to have the meaning “run,” “flow,” “be poured” (see 2 Sam. 14:14).

My soul. Or, “I” (see on Ps. 16:10).

Refused. Compare Gen. 37:35; Jer. 31:15. The experience of the psalmist should give comfort to those who fail to find an immediate answer to the honest questions of their soul.

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