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For the director.לַמְנַצֵּחַOn Jeduthun.עַל יְדוּתוּןOf Asaph.לְאָסָףA psalm.מִזְמוֹרMy voiceקוֹלִיgoes to Elohim,אֶל אֱלֹהִיםand I cry out;וְאֶצְעָקָהmy voiceקוֹלִיto Elohim,אֶל אֱלֹהִיםand he gives earוְהַאֲזִיןto me.אֵלָי
Psalms 77:1
Study it in the app“For the director. On Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A psalm. My voice goes to Elohim, and I cry out; my voice to Elohim, and he gives ear to me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 77:1, word by word
- For the directorמְנַצֵּחַmenatseach
direct
To take charge of directing a work or the singing and music of the psalms.
Where else “menatseach” appears- On Jeduthunיְדוּתוּןyedutun
Jeduthun
Jeduthun: a Levite, one of the three in charge of the singing in David's time, with Asaph and Heman.
Where else “yedutun” appears- Of Asaphאָסָףasaf
Asaph
Asaph: a name meaning "gatherer," borne by the father of Joah, Hezekiah's recorder (2 Kings 18:18); the Levite who led the singers in David's time, to whom several psalms are attributed (1 Chronicles 16:5; Psalms 50; 73-83); and a keeper of the Persian king's forest (Nehemiah 2:8).
Where else “asaf” appears- A psalmמִזְמוֹרmizmor
psalm
Psalm: a song sung with instruments. It is the title of many of the poems in the book of Psalms.
Where else “mizmor” appears- My voiceקוֹלִkoli
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “koli” appears- goes to Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- and I cry outאֶצְעָקָהetsaka
cry out
To shout for help or justice.
Where else “etsaka” appears- and he gives earהַאֲזִיןhaazin
listen, give ear
Give ear, listen carefully.
Where else “haazin” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2In the day of my distress I sought Adonai; my hand by night was stretched out and did not grow numb; my soul refused to be comforted.