Psalm 77:4

Contemporary English Version 1995

Because of you, Lord God, I can't sleep. I am restless and can't even talk.

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My groaning has worn me out. At night my bed and pillow are soaked with tears.

For seven days and nights, they sat silently on the ground beside him, because they realized what terrible pain he was in.

They outweigh the sand along the beach, and that's why I have spoken without thinking first.

That night the king could not sleep, and he had a servant read him the records of what had happened since he had been king.