Psalms 77

1 Unto the end. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried out to the Lord with my voice, to God with my voice, and he attended to me.

TO THE OVERSEER. FOR JEDUTHUN. A PSALM OF ASAPH. My voice [is] to God, and I cry, My voice [is] to God, And He has given ear to me.

2 In the days of my tribulation, I sought God, with my hands opposite him in the night, and I was not deceived. My soul refused to be consoled.

I sought the Lord in a day of my distress, My hand has been spread out by night, And it does not cease, My soul has refused to be comforted.

3 I was mindful of God, and I was delighted, and I was distressed, and my spirit fell away.

I remember God, and make a noise, I meditate, and my spirit is feeble. (Selah)

4 My eyes anticipated the vigils. I was disturbed, and I did not speak.

You have taken hold of the watches of my eyes, I have been moved, and I do not speak.

5 I considered the days of antiquity, and I held the years of eternity in my mind.

I have reckoned the days of old, The years of the ages.

6 And I meditated in the night with my heart, and I was distressed, and I examined my spirit.

I remember my music in the night, I meditate with my heart, and my spirit searches diligently:

7 So then, will God reject for eternity? Will he not continue to allow himself to show favor?

Does the Lord cast off for all ages? Does He add to be pleased no longer?

8 Or, will he cut off his mercy in the end, from generation to generation?

Has His kindness ceased forever? The saying failed from generation to generation?

9 And would God ever forget to be merciful? Or, would he, in his wrath, restrict his mercies?

Has God forgotten [His] favors? Has He shut up His mercies in anger? (Selah)

10 And I said, “Now I have begun. This change is from the right hand of the Most High.”

And I say: “My weakness is, The changes of the right hand of the Most High.”

11 I was mindful of the works of the Lord. For I will be mindful from the beginning of your wonders,

I mention the doings of YAH, For I remember Your wonders of old,

12 and I will meditate on all your works. And I will take part in your intentions.

And I have meditated on all Your working, And I talk concerning Your doings.

13 Your way, O God, is in what is holy. Which God is great like our God?

O God, Your way [is] in holiness, Who [is] a great god like God?

14 You are the God who performs miracles. You have made your virtue known among the peoples.

You [are] the God doing wonders. You have made Your strength known among the peoples,

15 With your arm, you have redeemed your people, the sons of Jacob and of Joseph.

You have redeemed Your people with strength, The sons of Jacob and Joseph. (Selah)

16 The waters saw you, O God, the waters saw you, and they were afraid, and the depths were stirred up.

The waters have seen You, O God, The waters have seen You, They are afraid—also depths are troubled.

17 Great was the sound of the waters. The clouds uttered a voice. For your arrows also pass by.

Thick clouds have poured out waters, The skies have given forth a noise, Also—Your arrows go up and down.

18 The voice of your thunder is like a wheel. Your flashes have illuminated the whole world. The earth has quaked and trembled.

The voice of Your thunder [is] in the spheres, Lightnings have lightened the world, The earth has trembled, indeed, it shakes.

19 Your way is through the sea, and your paths are through many waters. And your traces will not be known.

Your way [is] in the sea, And Your paths in many waters, And Your tracks have not been known.

20 You have conducted your people like sheep, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

You have led Your people as a flock, By the hand of Moses and Aaron!