Psalms 77:2-3
In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted. I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Psalms 77
5 songs meet this passage
“Steady losing light, steady losing my mind”
Bad Dreams · Teddy Swims
resonates with Psalms 77:2-3
Like the psalmist's troubled, sleepless soul, the singer's restlessness and mental strain are honestly named rather than hidden.
Fortnight (feat. Post Malone) · Taylor Swift
strains against Psalms 77:1-3
The psalmist's lament eventually turns toward remembering God's faithfulness; this song's ache stays circular, repeating the wound without ever turning anywhere.
“I done tried it all”
Internal Bleeding · Kid Cudi
resonates with Psalms 77:2-4
The psalmist's exhausted search for relief, refusing comfort and feeling overwhelmed, mirrors this weary repetition of having tried everything.
5AM · Clinton Kane
resonates with Psalms 77:2-4
The psalmist names the same sleepless, troubled-spirit nights, a biblical precedent for this kind of raw insomnia.
“I hide in my music, forget the day”
More Than a Feeling · Boston
resonates with Psalms 77:3-4
Like the psalmist who meditates and finds his spirit overwhelmed, the singer turns inward to memory and melody as a way of processing sorrow, though without the psalm's eventual turn toward God.