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God-Centered Anguish
The psalmist attributes his sleepless nights and speechless sorrow directly to God. Commentators explain this isn't just circumstantial sadness, but a profound spiritual crisis where troubling thoughts about God Himself are the source of the torment. This raw honesty shows that Scripture gives voice to even our most difficult struggles with faith.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 77:4
18th Century
Theologian
You hold my eyes waking - literally, “You hold the watchings of my eyes.” Gesenius (Lexicon) translates the Hebrew word rendered “w…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 77:4
19th Century
Bishop
Thou holdest mine eyes waking. —Rather, You have closed the guards of my eyes—that is, my eyelids. The Authorise…
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 77:4
16th Century
Theologian
Thou hast held the watches of my eyes. This verse is to the same effect as the preceding. The Psalmist affirms that he spent whole nights …
John Gill
On Psalms 77:4
17th Century
Pastor
You hold my eyes waking
Or, "the watches", or rather "keepers of the eyes" F13 ; the eyebrows, which prot…
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Days of trouble must be days of prayer; when God seems to have withdrawn from us, we must seek Him until we find Him.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…