Psalms 77
77
Psalm 77
Confidence in a Time of Crisis
For the choir director: according to Jeduthun. Of Asaph.#1Ch 16:5,7 A psalm.
1I cry aloud to God,
aloud to God, and he will hear me.#Ps 3:4; 142:1
2I sought the Lord in my day of trouble.
My hands were continually lifted up
all night long;
I refused to be comforted.#Gn 37:35; Jb 11:13; Jr 31:15
3I think of God; I groan;
I meditate; my spirit becomes weak.#Ps 42:5,11; 43:5; 55:17; 143:4Selah
4You have kept me from closing my eyes;
I am troubled and cannot speak.#Ps 39:9
5I consider days of old,
years long past.#Dt 32:7; Ps 143:5
6At night I remember my music;
I meditate in my heart, and my spirit ponders.#Ps 4:4; 42:8
7“Will the Lord reject forever
and never again show favor?#Ps 44:9,23; 74:1; Lm 2:7; 3:31
8Has his faithful love ceased forever?
Is his promise at an end for all generations?#Ps 33:11; 85:5; 89:49
9Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Has he in anger withheld his compassion?” #Ps 25:6; 40:11; Is 49:15Selah
10So I say, “I am grieved
that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”#77:10 Hb obscure#Ps 31:22; 73:14
11I will remember the Lord’s works;
yes, I will remember your ancient wonders.#Ps 105:5; 143:5
12I will reflect on all you have done
and meditate on your actions.#Ps 9:11; 90:16; 145:5
13God, your way is holy.
What god is great like God?#Ex 15:11; Ps 71:19; 86:8
14You are the God who works wonders;
you revealed your strength among the peoples.#Ps 72:18; 106:8
15With power you redeemed your people,
the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.#Ex 6:6; Dt 9:29; Ps 74:2Selah
16The water saw you, God.
The water saw you; it trembled.
Even the depths shook.#Ps 114:3; Hab 3:8,10
17The clouds poured down water.
The storm clouds thundered;
your arrows flashed back and forth.#Ps 18:14; Hab 3:11; Zch 9:14
18The sound of your thunder was in the whirlwind;
lightning lit up the world.#Ps 29:3,9; 97:4
The earth shook and quaked.#2Sm 22:8; Ps 18:7; Is 13:13
19Your way went through the sea
and your path through the vast water,
but your footprints were unseen.#Is 43:16
20You led your people like a flock#Ps 78:52; 80:1
by the hand of Moses and Aaron.#Ps 105:26; Is 63:11–13
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Psalms 77
77
Psalm 77#In Hebrew texts 77:1-20 is numbered 77:2-21.
For the director of music. For Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A psalm.
1I cried out to God for help;
I cried out to God to hear me.
2When I was in distress, I sought the Lord;
at night I stretched out untiring hands,
and I would not be comforted.
3I remembered you, God, and I groaned;
I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.#77:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 9 and 15.
4You kept my eyes from closing;
I was too troubled to speak.
5I thought about the former days,
the years of long ago;
6I remembered my songs in the night.
My heart meditated and my spirit asked:
7“Will the Lord reject forever?
Will he never show his favor again?
8Has his unfailing love vanished forever?
Has his promise failed for all time?
9Has God forgotten to be merciful?
Has he in anger withheld his compassion?”
10Then I thought, “To this I will appeal:
the years when the Most High stretched out his right hand.
11I will remember the deeds of the Lord;
yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
12I will consider all your works
and meditate on all your mighty deeds.”
13Your ways, God, are holy.
What god is as great as our God?
14You are the God who performs miracles;
you display your power among the peoples.
15With your mighty arm you redeemed your people,
the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.
16The waters saw you, God,
the waters saw you and writhed;
the very depths were convulsed.
17The clouds poured down water,
the heavens resounded with thunder;
your arrows flashed back and forth.
18Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind,
your lightning lit up the world;
the earth trembled and quaked.
19Your path led through the sea,
your way through the mighty waters,
though your footprints were not seen.
20You led your people like a flock
by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
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