Psalms 77:6

“I call to remembrance my song in the night, etc.] What had been an occasion of praising the Lord with a song, and which he had sung in the night seasons, when he was at leisure, his thoughts free, and he retired from company; or it now being night with him, he endeavoured to recollect what had been matter of praise and thankfulness to him, and tried to sing one of those songs now, in order to remove his melancholy thoughts and fears, but all to no purpose: I commune with mine own heart; or “meditate” f1091 with it; looked into his own heart, put questions to it, and conversed with himself, in order to find out the reason of the present dispensation: and my spirit made diligent search; into…”

“I call to remembrance my song in the night - Compare Job 35:10, note; Psalms 42:8, note. The word here rendered “song” - נגינה negı̂ynâh - means properly the music of stringed instruments, Lamentations 5:14; Isaiah 38:20; then, a stringed instrument. It is the word which we have so often in the titles to the psalms (Psalms 4:1-8; Psalms 6:1-10; Psalms 54:1-7; Psalms 55:0; Psalms 67:1-7; Psalms 76:1-12); and it is used here in the sense of song or psalm. The idea is, that there had been times in his life when, even in darkness and sorrow, he could sing; when he could find things for which to praise God; when he could find something that would cheer him; when he could take some bright views…”

“My song - The mercies of God vouchsafed to me, and to his people, which have obliged me to sing his praises, not only in the day, but also by night. Psalms 77:7”

“my song: Psa 42:8; Job 35:10; Hab 3:17, Hab 3:18; Jon 1:2; Act 16:25 commune: Psa 4:4; Ecc 1:16 and: Psa 139:23, Psa 139:24; Job 10:2; Lam 3:40; Co1 11:28-32 Psalms 77:7”