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Psalms 77:1
For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Asaph composes a psalm directed to the choirmaster according to Jeduthun, speaking as a petitioner crying out to God during a day of trouble (Psalms 77:2).
The words — The Hebrew קוֹלִי (kolî, "my voice") and אֶצְעָקָה (etsʿaqah, "I will cry out") structure the verse's repeated declaration of vocal distress aimed at אֱלֹהִים (ʾĕlōhîm, "God").
The thread — This posture of loud, persistent prayer seeking divine attention recurs in Psalms 3:4 and Psalms 142:1, where other petitioners similarly cry aloud to the Lord for mercy and response.
Why it lands — The text records a direct claim that vocalized prayer is the action taken in trouble, paired with the explicit expectation that God will give ear.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Psalms 3:4 To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah
- Psalms 50:1 A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.
- Psalms 142:1 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.
- Psalms 39:1 For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”
- Psalms 62:1 For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
- Psalms 34:6 This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.
- 1 Chronicles 25:3 From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 25:6 All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.
- Psalms 55:16 But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
- Psalms 116:1 I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy.