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In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted. (KJV)
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בְּי֥וֹםbe.Yomin [the] day of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Psalms 77:2 word 1
צָרָתִי֮tza.ra.Tidistress my
Lemma: צָרָה (tsa.rah) · Strong's: H6869B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: distress
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 35:3, Genesis 42:21, Deuteronomy 31:17, Deuteronomy 31:21, Judges 10:14, 1 Samuel 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6869B; TAHOT Psalms 77:2 word 2
אֲדֹנָ֪י'a.do.Nai[the] Lord
Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Lord
Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Psalms 77:2 word 3
דָּ֫רָ֥שְׁתִּיda.Ra.she.tiI sought
Lemma: דָּרַשׁ (da.rash) · Strong's: H1875
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to seek
Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 42:22, Exodus 18:15, Leviticus 10:16, Deuteronomy 4:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1875; TAHOT Psalms 77:2 word 4
יָדִ֤י\׀ya.Dihand my
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Psalms 77:2 word 5
לַ֣יְלָהLay.lahnight
Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: night
Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Psalms 77:2 word 6
נִ֭גְּרָהNi.ge.rahit was stretched out
Lemma: נָגַר (na.gar) · Strong's: H5064
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNp3fs)
Meaning: to pour
Used 10 times. Also: 2 Samuel 14:14, Job 20:28, Psalms 63:10, Psalms 75:8, Jeremiah 18:21, Lamentations 3:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5064; TAHOT Psalms 77:2 word 7
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Psalms 77:2 word 8
תָפ֑וּגta.Fugit grew numb
Lemma: פּוּג (pug) · Strong's: H6313
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: be numb
Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 45:26, Psalms 38:8, Habakkuk 1:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6313; TAHOT Psalms 77:2 word 9
מֵאֲנָ֖הme.'a.Nahit refused
Lemma: מָאֵן (ma.en) · Strong's: H3985
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpp3fs)
Meaning: to refuse
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 37:35, Genesis 39:8, Genesis 48:19, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 7:14, Exodus 10:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3985; TAHOT Psalms 77:2 word 10
הִנָּחֵ֣םhi.na.Chemto be comforted
Lemma: נָחַם (na.cham) · Strong's: H5162G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)
Meaning: to be sorry: comfort
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 27:42, Genesis 37:35, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 50:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5162G; TAHOT Psalms 77:2 word 11
נַפְשִֽׁי\׃naf.Shiself my
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: soul
Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Psalms 77:2 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In the day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of trouble | → | צָרָה H6869B distress |
| I sought | → | דָּרַשׁ H1875 to seek |
| the Lord | → | אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord |
| through the night | → | לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night |
| my outstretched hands | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| . . . | → | נָגַר H5064 to pour |
| did not grow weary | → | פּוּג H6313 be numb |
| my soul | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul |
| refused | → | מָאֵן H3985 to refuse |
| to be comforted | → | נָחַם H5162G to be sorry: comfort |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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