Psalms 77:4
All during the night he prevents me from sleeping; I am very worried, with the result that I do not know what to say.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
In Context
5I think about days that have passed; I remember what happened in previous years.
Cross References
Esther 6:1That night the king was unable to sleep, so he summoned a servant and told him to bring the records of what had happened during all the time he had been king. So the servant brought the records and read some of them to the king.
Job 6:3they would be heavier than all the sands on the shores of the oceans. That is why I spoke ◄very rashly/without thinking clearly► about the day that I was born.
Psalms 6:6I am exhausted/groan from my pain. At night I cry very much, with the result that my bed and my pillow become wet from 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 →