Psalms — Chapter 77

For the leader; on Jeduthun.Of Asaph. A psalm.

I cry aloud to God;I cry to God that I may be heard.

In my time of distress I turn to my Sovereign,with my hand [uplifted];[my eyes] flow all night without respite;awith my hand … without respite Meaning of Heb. uncertain. I will not be comforted.

I call God to mind, I moan,I complain, my spirit fails.    Selah.

You have held my eyelids open;I am overwrought, I cannot speak.

My thoughts turn to days of old,to years long past.

I recall at night their jibes at me;I commune with myself;my spirit inquires,

“Will my Sovereign reject foreverand never again show favor?

Has such faithfulness disappeared forever?Will those promises be unfulfilled for all time?

Has God forgotten how to pity?Has God’s compassion been stifled in anger?”    Selah.

And I said, “It is my faultthat the right hand of the Most High has changed.”bIt is my fault / … changed Meaning of Heb. uncertain.

I recall the deeds of Yah;cYah See note at 68.5. yes, I recall Your wonders of old;

I recount all Your works;I speak of Your acts.

O God, Your ways are holiness;what god is as great as God?

You are the God who works wonders;You have manifested Your strength among the peoples.

By Your arm You redeemed Your people,the children of Jacob and Joseph.    Selah.

The waters saw You, O God,the waters saw You and were convulsed;the very deep quaked as well.

Clouds streamed water;the heavens rumbled;Your arrows flew about;

Your thunder rumbled like wheels;lightning lit up the world;the earth quaked and trembled.

Your way was through the sea,Your path, through the mighty waters;Your tracks could not be seen.

You led Your people like a flockin the care of Moses and Aaron.