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Psalms 77:1 — King James Version← Study notes

I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.


Psalms 77:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 77:16 words
HebrewMeaning
לַ/מְנַצֵּ֥חַlamənaṣēḥa
to the choirmasterpronH5329
chief musician · oversee · set forward
עַֽלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
ידיתוןydytwn
JeduthunnounH3038
יְדוּת֗וּןyədwtwn
JeduthunnounH3038
לְ/אָסָ֥ףləʾāsāp
of AsaphpronH623
מִזְמֽוֹרmizəmwōr
a psalmnounH4210
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 77:1

1. This Psalm's lintel is thus inscribed: “Unto the end, for Idithun, a Psalm to Asaph himself.” What “Unto the end” is, you know. Idithun is interpreted “leaping over those men,” Asaph is interpreted “a congregation.” Here therefore there is speaking “a congregation that leaps over,” in order that it may reach the End, which is Christ Jesus.. .. 2. “With my voice,” he says, “to the Lord I have cried” Psalm 76:1. But many men cry unto the Lord for the sake of getting riches…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 77 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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The psalm begins with an enormous cry: I cry out to God. That's the whole honest effort to reach out, and at first there's no answer. He seeks God in the night, and his soul refuses comfort. We've all...
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