Psalms 77

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 77 of 150

¹ To the chief musician. On Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. My voice is to God, and I cry; my voice is to God, and He gave ear to me.

² In the day of my distress I sought the Lord; my hand spread out in the night and did not grow benumbed; my soul refused to be comforted.

³ I remember God and am troubled; I meditate and my spirit faints. Selah.

Chapter Summary

The psalmist recounts what fierce combat he had with diffidence. To the chief musician. On Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.

זָכַר to remember H2142 · TWOT 551

חֶ֫סֶד lovingkindness H2617 · TWOT 698a

רַחֲמִים tender mercies H7356 · TWOT 2146b

פֶּ֫לֶא wonders H6382 · TWOT 1768a

גָּאַל to redeem H1350 · TWOT 300

שִׂיחַ to meditate, muse H7878 · TWOT 2255

Asaph

Levite chief musician named in the heading as author of this lament-psalm

Moses

prophet by whose hand Jehovah led His people like a flock out of Egypt (v20)

Aaron

co-leader with Moses by whose hand God guided the redeemed people (v20)

Jacob

patriarch whose descendants — the sons of Jacob — God redeemed with His arm (v15)

Joseph

son of Jacob whose offspring are named among the people God redeemed (v15)

Leading the Flock

God leads His people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron through the sea and great waters.

Psalms 77:19-20

Word-for-word literal translation with Hebrew interlinear, Strong's numbers, and audio.