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On the day I was in trouble, I went to Adonay for help.
    At night I stretched out my hands in prayer without growing tired.
    Yet, my soul refused to be comforted.

I sigh as I remember Elohim.
    I begin to lose hope as I think about him. Selah
        (You keep my eyelids open.)
    I am so upset that I cannot speak.

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When I was in distress,(A) I sought the Lord;
    at night(B) I stretched out untiring hands,(C)
    and I would not be comforted.(D)

I remembered(E) you, God, and I groaned;(F)
    I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.[a](G)
You kept my eyes from closing;
    I was too troubled to speak.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 77:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 9 and 15.