Psalms 77

1 For the excellent musician Ieduthun. A Psalme committed to Asaph. My voyce came to God, when I cryed: my voyce came to God, and he heard me.

For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.

2 In the day of my trouble I sought ye Lord: my sore ranne and ceased not in the night: my soule refused comfort.

In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.

3 I did thinke vpon God, and was troubled: I praied, and my spirit was full of anguish. (Selah)

I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint.

4 Thou keepest mine eyes waking: I was astonied and could not speake.

You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.

5 Then I considered the daies of olde, and the yeeres of ancient time.

I considered the days of old, the years long in the past.

6 I called to remembrance my song in the night: I communed with mine owne heart, and my spirit searched diligently.

At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:

7 Will the Lord absent him selfe for euer? and will he shewe no more fauour?

“Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again?

8 Is his mercie cleane gone for euer? doeth his promise faile for euermore?

Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time?

9 Hath God forgotten to be mercifull? hath he shut vp his teder mercies in displeasure? (Selah)

Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?”

10 And I sayde, This is my death: yet I remembred the yeeres of the right hand of the most High.

So I said, “I am grieved that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”

11 I remembred the workes of the Lord: certainely I remembred thy wonders of olde.

I will remember the works of the LORD; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old.

12 I did also meditate all thy woorkes, and did deuise of thine actes, saying,

I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.

13 Thy way, O God, is in the Sanctuarie: who is so great a God as our God!

Your way, O God, is holy. What god is so great as our God?

14 Thou art ye God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy power among the people.

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

15 Thou hast redeemed thy people with thine arme, euen the sonnes of Iaakob and Ioseph. (Selah)

With power You redeemed Your people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph.

16 The waters sawe thee, O God: the waters sawe thee, and were afraide: yea, the depths trembled.

The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.

17 The cloudes powred out water: the heauens gaue a sounde: yea, thine arrowes went abroade.

The clouds poured down water; the skies resounded with thunder; Your arrows flashed back and forth.

18 The voyce of thy thunder was rounde about: the lightnings lightened the worlde: the earth trembled and shooke.

Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.

19 Thy way is in the Sea, and thy paths in the great waters, and thy footesteps are not knowen.

Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.

20 Thou diddest leade thy people like sheepe by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.