Psalms 77:1

“To the chief musician on Jeduthun, by Assaph a psalm.” (77:2) [I lift up] my voice unto God, and I cry; [I lilt up] my voice unto God: do then give ear unto me.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.

In Context

2(77:3) On the day of my distress I sought the Lord; in the night my hand was stretched out, and did not cease: my soul refused to be comforted.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 25:3Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedalyahu, and Zeri, and Jesha'yahu, Chashahyahu, and Matthithyahu, six, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who uttered praise with a harp, in order to give thanks and to utter praise unto the Lord.

Psalms 3:4(3:5) With my voice I call unto the Lord, and he answereth me out of his holy mountain. Selah.

Psalms 39:1“To the chief musician, to Jeduthun, a psalm of David.” (39:2) I said, I will guard my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will guard my mouth with a muzzle, while the wicked is before me.

Psalms 55:16(55:17) I, however, will call on God: and the Lord will save me.

Psalms 116:1It is lovely to me that the Lord heareth my voice, my supplications.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 77:1

This psalm, according to the method of many other psalms, begins with sorrowful complaints but ends with comfortable encouragements. The complaints seem to be of personal grievances, but the encouragements relate to the public concerns of the church, so that it is not certain whether it was penned upon a personal or a public account. If they were private troubles that he was groaning under, it teaches us that what God has wrought for his church in general may be improved for the comfort of particular believers; if… Read the whole commentary →

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