Movatterモバイル変換

Psalm 18:6
In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him,even into his ears.

Psalm 50:15
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Psalm 88:1-3
A Songor Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried dayand night before thee: …

my

Psalm 6:2,3
Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for Iam weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed…

Psalm 38:3-8
There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neitheris there any rest in my bones because of my sin…

2 Chronicles 6:28
If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillers; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoever sicknessthere be:

sore.

Genesis 37:35
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

Esther 4:1-4
When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry; …

Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary;
The imagery of outstretched hands is often associated with prayer and supplication. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, raising hands was a common posture during prayer, symbolizing dependence and earnest appeal to the divine. The persistence "through the night" suggests a relentless pursuit of God's presence and help, reminiscent of Jacob wrestling with God until daybreak (Genesis 32:24-30). This persistence in prayer is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus teaches the parable of the persistent widow (Luke 18:1-8), emphasizing the importance of continual prayer and faith.

my soul refused to be comforted.
This expression of deep anguish and refusal of comfort indicates a profound spiritual and emotional struggle. It reflects the psalmist's intense longing for God's intervention and presence, similar to the lamentations found in the Book of Job, where Job refuses easy answers and superficial comfort from his friends (Job 16:2). The refusal to be comforted can also be seen in the context of mourning, as in the case of Rachel weeping for her children (Jeremiah 31:15), which is later referenced inMatthew 2:18. This highlights the depth of the psalmist's distress and the earnestness of his plea for divine consolation.

“ In the day of trouble I sought the Lord …” (Psalm 77:2)

• Trouble drives the psalmist toward God, not away. This reflectsPsalm 50:15, where God invites His people to “call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you.”

• Seeking is active: it means praying, remembering, recounting God’s past works (Psalm 77:11-12) rather than passively waiting.

• The verse assumes God’s readiness to hear, echoingJeremiah 33:3, “Call to Me and I will answer you.”

“… through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary …” (Psalm 77:2)

• Night pictures the longest, darkest stretch of affliction (Psalm 6:6; 42:3).

• “Outstretched hands” signifies persistent, bodily prayer (Exodus 17:11-12;1 Timothy 2:8).

• The refusal to drop those hands shows determined faith like Jacob wrestling till daybreak (Genesis 32:24-26).

“… my soul refused to be comforted.” (Psalm 77:2)

• Honest lament: even when turning to God, feelings lag behind faith (Psalm 88:3;Job 6:2-3).

• The refusal is temporary, not rebellious—it voices pain while still directing it toward the Lord (2 Corinthians 1:8-10).

• God meets us in that raw place; later verses reveal His answer is to remind the psalmist of past deliverance (Psalm 77:13-20).

Psalm 77:2 captures a believer who—amid crushing trouble—runs to God, prays relentlessly, and honestly confesses the numbness that resists comfort. Scripture commends this pattern: seek the Lord immediately, persist through the longest nights, and pour out the unfiltered anguish of the soul. In God’s time, the remembering heart will move from refusal to receive the comfort He faithfully provides.

The LXX. and Vulg. have, "with my hands against Him,and I was not deceived," pointing to a different reading. Symmachus has, however, "my hand was stretched out," which may be a possible meaning of the Hebrew, though a comparison withLamentations 3:49 (comp.Lamentations 2:18) suggests thateyewas written instead ofhand.The Authorised Version'ssorecomes from the Rabbins, who thought of the hand beating the breast, and rendered, "my blows were poured out." Though the probable text may be beyond recovery, the feeling of the verse is quite palpable. It expresses the anguish of the poet's soul--

"His vows in the night, so fierce and unavailing,

Stings of his shame and passion of his tears."