Psalms 77:4
(77-5) Thou holdest fast the lids of mine eyes; I am troubled, and cannot speak.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
In Context
3(77-4) When I think thereon, O God, I must moan; when I muse thereon, my spirit fainteth. Selah
5(77-6) I have pondered the days of old, the years of ancient times.
Cross References
Esther 6:1On that night could not the king sleep; and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
Job 6:3For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; therefore are my words broken.
Psalms 6:6(6-7) I am weary with my groaning; every night make I my bed to swim; I melt away my couch with my tears.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 77:2-11
Prevailing Melancholy; Mournful Supplications. 1 I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me. 2 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. 3 I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah. 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… Read the whole commentary →