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Psalms 77:3
I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God during a prolonged night of distress, immediately following a description of sleepless searching and a soul that refuses comfort.
The words — The text centers on אֶזְכְּרָ֣ה ('ez.ke.Rah), literally "I will remember," and רוּחִ֣/י (ru.Ch/i), literally "my spirit," which the verse directly connects to growing faint.
The thread — This sequence of recalling God while vocalizing anguish runs through Psalms 61:2, Psalms 142:2, and Job 7:11.
Why it lands — The verse requires a reader to confront how deliberate spiritual reflection can trigger groaning and drain one's inner strength before any resolution appears.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
Cross-references
- Psalms 61:2 From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
- Psalms 142:2 I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.
- Job 7:11 Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
- Job 31:23 For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.
- Job 6:4 For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
- Job 23:15 Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
- Psalms 42:5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
- Psalms 42:11 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
- Psalms 43:5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
- Psalms 55:4 My heart pounds within me, and the terrors of death assail me.