Psalm 77:4
Modern Translations
New International Version
You kept my eyes from closing; I was too troubled to speak.

New Living Translation
You don’t let me sleep. I am too distressed even to pray!

English Standard Version
You hold my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

Berean Study Bible
You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.

New American Standard Bible
You have held my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

NASB 1995
You have held my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

NASB 1977
Thou hast held my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

Amplified Bible
You have held my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

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

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

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

Good News Translation
He keeps me awake all night; I am so worried that I cannot speak.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
(You keep my eyelids open.) I am so upset that I 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.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

New King James Version
You hold my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

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

New Heart English Bible
You hold my eyelids open. I am so troubled that I can't speak.

World English Bible
You hold my eyelids open. I am so troubled that I can't speak.

American King James Version
You hold my eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

American Standard Version
Thou holdest mine eyes watching: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

A Faithful Version
You keep my eyes awake; I am too troubled and I cannot speak.

Darby Bible Translation
Thou holdest open mine eyelids; I am full of disquiet and cannot speak.

English Revised Version
Thou holdest mine eyes watching: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou holdest my eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Thou keepest mine eyes waking: I was astonied and could not speake.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Thou dydst kepe the watche of mine eies: I was amased & coulde not speake.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Sela. Thou heldest myne eyes wakynge, I was so feble, that I coude not speake,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You have taken hold of the watches of my eyes, "" I have been moved, and I do not speak.

Young's Literal Translation
Thou hast taken hold of the watches of mine eyes, I have been moved, and I speak not.

Smith's Literal Translation
Thou didst hold mine eyes watching: I was moved, and I will not speak.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
My eyes prevented the watches: I was troubled, and I spoke not.

Catholic Public Domain Version
My eyes anticipated the vigils. I was disturbed, and I did not speak.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And dizziness seized me in my eyes; I was dumb and did not speak.

Lamsa Bible
My eyes are dazed; I am dumb so that I cannot speak.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thou holdest fast the lids of mine eyes; I am troubled, and cannot speak.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
All mine enemies set a watch against me: I was troubled, and spoke not.
















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