Psalm 77:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

In days filled with trouble, I search for you. And at night I tirelessly lift my hands in prayer, refusing comfort.

Cross References

Genesis 32:28

The man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob. You have wrestled with God and with men, and you have won. That's why your name will be Israel.”

Genesis 37:35

All Jacob's children came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said, “I will go to my grave, mourning for my son.” So Jacob kept on grieving.

2 Chronicles 6:28

Sometimes the crops may dry up or rot or be eaten by locusts or grasshoppers, and your people will be starving. Sometimes enemies may surround their towns, or your people will become sick with deadly diseases.

Job 11:13

Surrender your heart to God, turn to him in prayer,

Psalm 18:6

I was in terrible trouble when I called out to you, but from your temple you heard me and answered my prayer.

Psalm 50:15

Pray to me in time of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honour me.

Psalm 55:17

Morning, noon, and night you hear my concerns and my complaints.

Psalm 63:6

I think about you before I go to sleep, and my thoughts turn to you during the night.

Psalm 86:7

When I am in trouble, I pray, knowing you will listen.

Proverbs 18:14

Being cheerful helps when we are sick, but nothing helps when we give up.

Isaiah 26:16

When you punished our people, they turned and prayed to you, our LORD.

Isaiah 26:9

Throughout the night, my heart searches for you, because your decisions show everyone on this earth how to live right.

Jeremiah 31:15

In Ramah a voice is heard, crying and weeping loudly. Rachel mourns for her children and refuses to be comforted, because they are dead.

Hosea 5:13

When Israel and Judah saw their sickness and wounds, Israel asked help from Assyria and its mighty king. But the king cannot cure them or heal their wounds.

Hosea 6:1

Let's return to the LORD. He has torn us to shreds, but he will bandage our wounds and make us well.

John 11:31

Many people had come to comfort Mary, and when they saw her quickly leave the house, they thought she was going out to the tomb to cry. So they followed her.

Hebrews 5:7

God had the power to save Jesus from death. And while Jesus was on earth, he begged God with loud crying and tears to save him. He truly worshipped God, and God listened to his prayers.