Psalm 77:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
You have heldאָ֭חַזְתָּ
(a·chaz·ta)
270: to grasp, take hold, take possessiona prim. root
my eyelidsעֵינָ֑י
(ei·nai;)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
[open]; I am so troubledנִ֝פְעַ֗מְתִּי
(nif·'am·ti)
6470: to thrust, impela prim. root
that I cannotוְלֹ֣א
(ve·lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
speak.אֲדַבֵּֽר׃
(a·dab·ber.)
1696: to speaka prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Thou holdest
'achaz  (aw-khaz')
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
mine eyes
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
waking
shmurah  (shem-oo-raw')
something guarded, i.e. an eye-lid -- waking.
I am so troubled
pa`am  (paw-am')
to tap, i.e. beat regularly; hence (generally) to impel or agitate -- move, trouble.
that I cannot speak
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
You have held my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

King James Bible
Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You have kept me from closing my eyes; I am troubled and cannot speak.

International Standard Version
You kept my eyes open; I was troubled and couldn't speak.

NET Bible
You held my eyelids open; I was troubled and could not speak.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And dizziness seized me in my eyes; I was dumb and did not speak.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
(You keep my eyelids open.) I am so upset that I cannot speak.

King James 2000 Bible
You hold my eyes from closing: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
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