Psalms 77:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou holdest mine eyes watching: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֶזְכְּרָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֣ים וְאֶֽהֱמָיָ֑ה אָשִׂ֓יחָה ׀ וְתִתְעַטֵּ֖ף רוּחִ֣י סֶֽלָה

Transliteration

ʾezkərāh ʾĕlōhîm and-ʾehĕmāyāh ʾāśîḥāh and-tiṯʿaṭṭēp̄ rûḥî selāh

Grammar Details

*ʾezkərāh*: 1st person singular imperfect/cohortative - I remember/will remember
*ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun with singular meaning - God
*ʾehĕmāyāh*: 1st person singular imperfect/cohortative with waw-consecutive - and I moan/groan
*ʾāśîḥāh*: 1st person singular imperfect/cohortative - I meditate/complain
*tiṯʿaṭṭēp̄*: 3rd person feminine singular hitpael imperfect with waw-consecutive - and grows faint/overwhelmed
*rûḥî*: feminine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my spirit
*selāh*: musical or liturgical notation

Word Meanings

*ʾezkərāh*: I remember/I call to mind/I mention
*ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine being
*ʾehĕmāyāh*: I moan/I groan/I am troubled
*ʾāśîḥāh*: I meditate/I complain/I muse
*tiṯʿaṭṭēp̄*: grows faint/is overwhelmed/is wrapped (in darkness)
*rûḥî*: my spirit/my breath/my mind
*selāh*: musical pause/lift up/interlude

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About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Esth 6:1 : 1 On that night could not the king sleep; and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
Job 2:13 : 13 So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
Job 6:3 : 3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas: Therefore have my words been rash.
Job 7:13-15 : 13 When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint; 14 Then thou scarest me with dreams, And terrifiest me through visions: 15 So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than [these] my bones.
Ps 6:6 : 6 I am weary with my groaning; Every night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

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