Psalms 77:5

"You hold my eyelids open. I am so troubled that I can’t speak."

Key Reflection

This verse depicts the psalmist's intense spiritual struggle and his constant awareness of God's presence. The Lord keeps his eyes awake, enabling him to contemplate divine truths, yet the troubled thoughts prevent him from finding words or rest.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

I have considered the days of old -Rather, “I do consider;” that is, “I think upon.” This refers to his resolution in his perplexity and trouble; the method to which he resorted in examining the subject, and in endeavoring to allay his troubles. He resolved to look at the past. He asked what was the evidence which was furnished on the subject by the former dealings of God with himself and with mankind; what could be learned from those dealings in regard to the great and difficult questions which now so perplexed his mind. The years of ancient times -The records and remembrances of past ages.

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