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When God Is a Source of Trouble
The psalmist expresses a profound and relatable struggle: remembering God brings distress, not comfort. Commentators explain this often happens when we, in our suffering or sin, focus on God's overwhelming justice, power, and holiness. Instead of feeling His grace, we feel His wrath or distance, making our spirit feel 'overwhelmed.'
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 77:3
18th Century
Theologian
I remembered God – That is, I thought about God; I thought about His character, His government, and His dealings. I thought about the myster…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 77:3
19th Century
Bishop
I remembered. — A better rendering:
“If I remember God I must sigh;
I meditate, and my spirit faints.”
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 77:3–5
19th Century
Preacher
Selah. Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak. I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 77:3
16th Century
Theologian
I will remember God, and will be troubled. The Psalmist here employs a variety of expressions to express the intensity of his grief and, a…
John Gill
On Psalms 77:3
17th Century
Pastor
I remembered God, and was troubled
Either the mercy, grace, and goodness of God, as Jarchi; how ungrateful he had be…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 77:1–10
17th Century
Minister
Days of trouble must be days of prayer; when God seems to have withdrawn from us, we must seek Him until we find Him. In the day of his trouble, th…