Psalms

Psalm 77:4–6

⁴You have kept my eyes from closing;

I am too troubled to speak.

⁵I considered the days of old,

the years long in the past.

⁶At night I remembered my song;

in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have kept	אָ֭חַזְתָּ	’ā·ḥaz·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H270 grasp, take hold, take possession
my eyes	עֵינָ֑י	‘ê·nāy	Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
from closing	שְׁמֻר֣וֹת	šə·mu·rō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H8109 eye-lid
I am too troubled	נִ֝פְעַ֗מְתִּי	nip̄·‘am·tî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6470 thrust, impel
to speak	אֲדַבֵּֽר׃	’ă·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I considered	חִשַּׁ֣בְתִּי	ḥiš·šaḇ·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H2803 think, account
the days	יָמִ֣ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
of old	מִקֶּ֑דֶם	miq·qe·ḏem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H6924 front, east, aforetime
the years	שְׁ֝נ֗וֹת	šə·nôt̲	Noun - feminine plural construct	H8141 year
long in the past	עוֹלָמִֽים׃	‘ō·w·lā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At night	בַּ֫לָּ֥יְלָה	bal·lā·yə·lāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
I remembered	אֶֽזְכְּרָ֥ה	’ez·kə·rāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H2142 remember
my song	נְגִינָתִ֗י	nə·ḡî·nā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5058 music
in	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
my heart	לְבָבִ֥י	lə·ḇā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
I mused	אָשִׂ֑יחָה	’ā·śî·ḥāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H7878 muse, complain
my spirit	רוּחִֽי׃	rū·ḥî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
pondered	וַיְחַפֵּ֥שׂ	way·ḥap·pêś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2664 search

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

Psalm 77:4 Job 7:13–15 · Psalm 6:6 · Job 2:13

Psalm 77:5 Deuteronomy 32:7 · Isaiah 51:9 · Psalm 143:5 · Psalm 44:1

Psalm 77:6 Psalm 42:8 · Psalm 4:4 · Psalm 139:23–24 · Lamentations 3:40 · Acts 16:25 · Ecclesiastes 1:16 · Job 10:2 · Job 35:10 · Jonah 1:2 · 1 Corinthians 11:28–32 · Habakkuk 3:17–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.