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.
Majority Standard Bible
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
Cross References
1 Chronicles 25:3From 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.
Psalms 3:4To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah
Psalms 39:1For 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 55:16But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
Psalms 116:1I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy.
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 →