Psalms 77:3

"In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord. My hand was stretched out in the night, and didn’t get tired. My soul refused to be comforted."

Key Reflection

These verses depict intense spiritual struggle and unwavering faith. The speaker seeks God fervently during troubled times, praying through the night without ceasing, even as their soul resists temporary comforts, demonstrating deep devotion and a commitment to rely solely on divine support.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

I remembered God -That is, I thought on God; I thought on his character, his government, and his dealings; I thought on the mysteries - the incomprehensible things - the apparently unequal, unjust, and partial doings - of his administration. It is evident from the whole tenor of the psalm that these were the things which occupied his attention. He dwelt on them until his whole soul became sad; until his spirit became so overwhelmed that he could not find words in which to utter his thoughts. And was troubled -The Septuagint renders this,εὐφράνθηνeuphranthēn- I was rejoiced or delighted. So the Vulgate.

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