King James Version

Psalms 77:6

I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 77:7.

אֶֽזְכְּרָ֥הezkerahbe maleזָכַרverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “be male”, a determination or requestH2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male[idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.נְגִינָתִ֗יneginatistringed instrumentנְגִינָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “stringed instrument”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5058properly, instrumental music; by implication, a stringed instrument; by extension, a poem set to music; specifically, an epigramstringed instrument, musick, Neginoth (plural), song.בַּ֫לָּ֥יְלָהbalayelahin nightלַיִלpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in night”, the ordinary formH3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity(mid-)night (season).עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).לְבָבִ֥יlevavibreastלֵבָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “breast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3824the heart (as the most interior organ);[phrase] bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-) heart(-ed), midst, mind, [idiom] unawares, understanding.אָשִׂ֑יחָהasichahcommuneשִׂיחַverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “commune”, a determination or requestH7878to ponder, i.e. (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) uttercommune, complain, declare, meditate, muse, pray, speak, talk (with).וַיְחַפֵּ֥שׂvaychapesand changeחָפַשׂconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and change”, the next action in the storyH2664to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or maskchange, (make) diligent (search), disquise self, hide, search (for, out).רוּחִֽיruchiangerרוּחַnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(77-7) In the night I will call to remembrance my song; I will commune with mine own heart; and my spirit maketh diligent search:

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American Standard Version (1901)

I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart; And my spirit maketh diligent search.

Young’s Literal Translation

I remember my music in the night, With my heart I meditate, and my spirit doth search diligently:

World English Bible

I remember my song in the night. I consider in my own heart; my spirit diligently inquires:

Darby Translation

I remember my song in the night; I muse in mine own heart, and my spirit maketh diligent search.

Douay-Rheims

That another generation might know them. The children that should be born and should rise up, and declare them to their children.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(77-7) In the night I will call to remembrance my song; I will commune with mine own heart; and my spirit maketh diligent search:

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I meditated; I communed with my heart by night, and diligently searched my spirit, saying ,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐμνήσθην, καὶ ἐμελέτησα· νυκτὸς μετὰ τῆς καρδίας μου ἠδολέσχουν, καὶ ἔσκαλλον τὸ πνεῦμά μου.