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Psalm 77

Psa. 77:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I remembered
zakar (Hebrew #2142)
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; also (as denominative from 2145) to be male
KJV usage: X burn (incense), X earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, X still, think on, X well.
Pronounce: zaw-kar'
Origin: a primitive root
God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
, and was troubled
hamah (Hebrew #1993)
to make a loud sound like Engl. "hum"); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor
KJV usage: clamorous, concourse, cry aloud, be disquieted, loud, mourn, be moved, make a noise, rage, roar, sound, be troubled, make in tumult, tumultuous, be in an uproar.
Pronounce: haw-maw'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 1949)
: I complained
siyach (Hebrew #7878)
to ponder, i.e. (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) utter
KJV usage: commune, complain, declare, meditate, muse, pray, speak, talk (with).
Pronounce: see'-akh
Origin: a primitive root
, and my spirit
ruwach (Hebrew #7307)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
KJV usage: air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind, X quarter, X side, spirit((-ual)), tempest, X vain, ((whirl-))wind(-y).
Pronounce: roo'-akh
Origin: from 7306
s was overwhelmed
`ataph (Hebrew #5848)
to shroud, i.e. clothe (whether transitive or reflex.); hence (from the idea of darkness) to languish
KJV usage: cover (over), fail, faint, feebler, hide self, be overwhelmed, swoon.
Pronounce: aw-taf'
Origin: a primitive root
. Selah
celah (Hebrew #5542)
suspension (of music), i.e. pause
KJV usage: Selah.
Pronounce: seh'-law
Origin: from 5541
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Psa. 143:4‑5• 4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
 5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. (Psa. 143:4‑5)
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Lam. 3:17• 17And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity. (Lam. 3:17)
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I remembered.
Job 6:4• 4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me. (Job 6:4)
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Job 23:15‑16• 15Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
 16For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me: (Job 23:15‑16)
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Job 31:23• 23For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure. (Job 31:23)
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Jer. 17:17• 17Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil. (Jer. 17:17)
I complained.
Psa. 88:3‑18• 3For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
 4I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
 5Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.
 6Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.
 7Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.
 8Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
 9Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
 10Wilt thou show wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
 11Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
 12Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
 13But unto thee have I cried, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
 14Lord, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
 15I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
 16Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.
 17They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.
 18Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness. (Psa. 88:3‑18)
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Psa. 102:3‑28• 3For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
 4My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.
 5By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.
 6I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.
 7I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
 8Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
 9For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
 10Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
 11My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.
 12But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
 13Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favor her, yea, the set time, is come.
 14For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favor the dust thereof.
 15So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
 16When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.
 17He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
 18This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord.
 19For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth;
 20To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
 21To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;
 22When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
 23He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.
 24I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.
 25Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
 26They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
 27But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
 28The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee. (Psa. 102:3‑28)
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Job 7:11• 11Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. (Job 7:11)
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Lam. 3:17,39• 17And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.
 39Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? (Lam. 3:17,39)
spirit.
Psa. 55:4‑5• 4My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
 5Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. (Psa. 55:4‑5)
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Psa. 61:2• 2From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. (Psa. 61:2)
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Psa. 142:2‑3• 2I poured out my complaint before him; I showed before him my trouble.
 3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. (Psa. 142:2‑3)
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Psa. 143:4‑5• 4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
 5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. (Psa. 143:4‑5)
• He remembered God, though for a time he found no rest for his soul, as apparently God was silent. Thus his spirit was overwhelmed. (“Psalms 77” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I remembered God, and I moaned; I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.