Psalms

Psalm 77:2–3

²In the day of trouble I sought the Lord;

through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary;

my soul refused to be comforted.

³I remembered You, O God, and I groaned;

I mused and my spirit grew faint.

Selah

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the day	בְּי֥וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of trouble	צָרָתִי֮	ṣā·rā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H6869 id.
I sought	דָּ֫רָ֥שְׁתִּי	dā·rā·šə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1875 resort to, seek
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֪י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
through the night	לַ֣יְלָה	lay·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
my outstretched hands	יָדִ֤י׀	yā·ḏî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
did not grow weary	תָפ֑וּג	ṯā·p̄ūḡ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6313 grow numb
my soul	נַפְשִֽׁי׃	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
refused	מֵאֲנָ֖ה	mê·’ă·nāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3985 refuse
to be comforted	הִנָּחֵ֣ם	hin·nā·ḥêm	Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H5162 be sorry, console

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I remembered You	אֶזְכְּרָ֣ה	’ez·kə·rāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H2142 remember
O God	אֱלֹהִ֣ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
and I groaned	וְאֶֽהֱמָיָ֑ה	wə·’e·hĕ·mā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
I mused	אָשִׂ֓יחָה׀	’ā·śî·ḥāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H7878 muse, complain
my spirit	רוּחִ֣י	rū·ḥî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
grew faint	וְתִתְעַטֵּ֖ף	wə·ṯiṯ·‘aṭ·ṭêp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5848 turn aside
Selah	סֶֽלָה׃	se·lāh	Interjection	H5542 lift up

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 77:2 Psalm 50:15 · Isaiah 26:9 · Isaiah 26:16 · Genesis 37:35 · Hebrews 5:7 · Esther 4:1–4 · Jonah 2:1–2 · Hosea 5:13 · Jeremiah 31:15 · Psalm 102:1–2 · Hosea 6:1 · Psalm 88:1–3

Psalm 77:3 Psalm 142:2–3 · Psalm 61:2 · Job 31:23 · Job 7:11 · Job 23:15–16 · Lamentations 3:39 · Psalm 42:11 · Job 6:4 · Psalm 102:3–28 · Psalm 42:5 · Psalm 43:5 · Psalm 55:4–5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.