Psalms 77:3

complained. communed [with myself].

my spirit. I (emphatic). Hebrew. ruach. App-9.

Selah. Connecting this self-introspection with its sure result misery. See App-66.

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³ I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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